INFLUENCE OF ADRENALECTOMY ON LIVER FAT AS VARIED BY DIET AND OTHER FACTORS

Abstract

Adrenalectomy in the rat reduced the amt. of fat deposited in the liver, as well as the extent of the ketosis following the administration of cream or pure fat, during an alkalosis produced by feeding HNaC03 or as a result of epinephrine injs. During fasting the high concn. of fat in the liver of rats, previously receiving a cream diet or a diet low in protein but high in fat, became reduced more rapidly if their adrenals had been removed than in the controls. Adrenalectomy tended to abolish the sex difference in liver fat levels.