Direct effects of ACTH on the ovary.
We have summarized the data of our former experiments which clearly demonstrate that ACTH increases ovarian blood flow in various mammals. Furthermore, when the ovary is primed with gonadotropic hormones it stimulates secretion of 17 beta-oestradiol and progesterone.
D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D006062:Gonadotropins / Q000494:pharmacology; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects
D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D006062:Gonadotropins; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone