Assay of corticotrophin. Prednisolone pretreatment instead of hypophysectomy in the adrenal ascorbic acid depletion test.
D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D001681:Biological Assay; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D007016:Hypophysectomy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D011239:Prednisolone; D001205:Ascorbic Acid
ADRENAL GLANDS/metabolism; CORTICOTROPIN/pharmacology; PREDNISOLONE/pharmacology; VITAMIN C/metabolism