title: Effects of permanent deafferentation of the anterior preoptic area on serum aldosterone levels in the crested newt (Triturus cristatus carnifex Laur.).
abstract: By cutting off the fiber systems running along the medial forebrain bundle of the urodele amphibian Triturus cristatus, a wide deafferentation of the preoptic area was evoked. This operation elicited a decrease in aldosterone serum level, probably through a reduction of ACTH secretion. At present we are not able to ascertain whether such reduction was prompted by changes in the hypothalamic production of the neurohypophysial hormones or the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF).
mesh_terms: D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood*; D000818:Animals; D003714:Denervation; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D011301:Preoptic Area / Q000502:physiology*; D013091:Spermatogenesis; D013737:Testis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology; D014319:Triturus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases