title: Mineral element correlation with adenohypophyseal-adrenal cortex function and stress.
abstract: A statistical correlationl was made between adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and four elements in rats under control, stress, and stress-recovery conditions. Blood serum zinc showed a strong positive correlation with the rise in ACTH during stress and its decline in stress recovery. Serum calcium, copper, and magnesium demonstrated little correlation with ACTH changes. The strong ACTH-zinc correlation points to an as yet undefined interaction between ACTH and zinc
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000503:physiopathology; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood; D005470:Fluorometry; D007022:Hypotension / Q000097:blood; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008903:Minerals / Q000097:blood*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D003300:Copper; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D008274:Magnesium; D015032:Zinc; D002118:Calcium; D003345:Corticosterone