Effect of illness on hormonal response to footshock stress.
The corticosterone (CORT) and prolactin (PRL) responses to 1.0 mA of footshock were measured in healthy rats and rats with pneumonia. No differences in basal PRL levels were seen, but basal CORT levels were significantly increased in the sick animals. Healthy rats showed a significant increase in both PRL and CORT after receiving footshock whereas the sick rats showed no changes. The adapative value of the current findings are unclear at this time.
D000818:Animals; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D004597:Electroshock; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology*
D011388:Prolactin; D003345:Corticosterone