title: [Detection of the pro-opiomelanocortin peptide fragments--beta-endorphin and ACTH--in the adrenals of rats and mice by immunohistochemistry].
abstract: Independent peptide fragments of pro-opiomelanocortin molecule, beta-endorphin and ACTH, have been detected immunohistochemically in the adrenal glands of rats and mice. Immunoreactive beta-endorphin and ACTH have been revealed in the adrenal medulla and reticular zone of the adrenal cortex. beta-endorphin and ACTH distribution patterns in adrenal sections were identical, which is indicative of the linked synthesis of these peptides in the adrenal gland. The data obtained suggest the existence of pituitary-independent mechanisms regulating corticosteroidogenesis in the adrenal gland, involving adrenal pro-opiomelanocortin fragments.
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D004723:Endorphins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism*; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D001615:beta-Endorphin
chemical_list: D004723:Endorphins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
vernacular_title: Vyiavlenie peptidnykh fragmentov proopiomelanokortina--beta-éndorfina i AKTG--v nadpochechnikakh krysy i myshi metodom immunogistokhimii.