Quantitative Chemical Analysis of the Adrenal Glands of Wild Norway Rats
- 1 October 1948
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 69 (1), 29-31
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-69-16607
Abstract
Quantitative analysis of the adrenal glands of the wild Norway rat reveals that the total fats comprise 6.5% of the gland and that of this 3.7% are cholesterols. These figures are lower than the values for the adrenal gland of the domestic rat. However, since the cortex of the adrenal gland of the wild rat is 2-3 times larger than that of the domestic rat, the wild rat has much more cholesterol available for hormone production.Keywords
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