Effect of adrenalectomy on the transmission of IgG in young rats.
Antibody transmission in rats aged 17 days was unaffected by adrenalectomy performed at 13 days. The normal 'closure' of the jejunum to antibody is delayed by about 2 days in adrenalectomised rats. Adrenalectomy at 13 days has no apparent effect on plasma volume or haematocrit. Plasma corticosterone levels increase fivefold between 14 and 20 days, but in early weaned animals with 'closed' guts, corticosterone levels were not raised.
D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000818:Animals; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood; D006400:Hematocrit; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000378:metabolism*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000378:metabolism; D010953:Plasma Volume; D051381:Rats
D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D003345:Corticosterone