Arginine vasopressin secretion in thyroidectomized sheep..

Abstract:

:Indwelling, exteriorized, jugular vein catheters were placed in five thyroidectomized ewes at a time when myxedema was manifested clinically and chemically and three euthyroid sheep were used as controls. Post-operatively, tracer doses of [125I]-iodovasopressin were injected and serial blood specimens were obtained for determination of volume of distribution, plasma disappearance, and blood production rates. Serum vasopressin was measured by radioimmunoassay. The mean volumes of distribution for vasopressin in the hypothyroid and euthyroid sheep, respectively, were 8.15 and 5.90 liters, mean t1/2 of vasopressin 9.5 and 19.3 min, mean serum vasopressin concentrations 5.1 and 1.2 muU/ml, and mean blood production rates 2.84 and 0.23 mU/kg/h. Renal and organ biologic effectiveness of the elevated vasopressin levels was suggested by the lowered serum osmolalities in the hypothyroid sheep over controls (272 vs. 301 mosmol/kg). These results suggest an augmented secretion of vasopressin in the myxedematous state.

journal_name

Endocrinology

journal_title

Endocrinology

authors

Skowsky WR,Fisher DA

doi

10.1210/endo-100-4-1022

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1977-04-01 00:00:00

pages

1022-6

issue

4

eissn

0013-7227

issn

1945-7170

journal_volume

100

pub_type

杂志文章