title: Effects of acupuncture on adrenocortical hormone production. (II) Effect of acupuncture on the response of adrenocortical hormone production to stress.
abstract: There was increased production of adrenocortical hormones (cortisol and corticosterone) in the adrenal during three different types of stress: immobilization, exposure to heat, and exposure to cold. Such a state of hypersecretion of adrenocortical hormones was inhibited by electroacupuncture at the Tsu-San-Li (St-36) locus.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007103:Immobilization; D011817:Rabbits; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D003345:Corticosterone; D006854:Hydrocortisone