1943
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-3-2-81
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Influence of the Menstrual Cycle on the Titer of Circulating Allergins

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“…Recent advances in this ,field have shown that the allergic constitution is not alone to be sought in a peripheral inadequacy of the antigen-antibody mechanisms, but also in a relative weakness of adrenal cortical action, adrenal hormones being of great efficacy in suppressing allergic phenomena (Ludy and Appleton, 1939;Rose, 1950; Randolph and Rollins, 1950) and more especially in reducing the sensitivity of the tissues to histamine (Gottesman and Perla, 1931; Dragstedt, Mills and Mead, 1937; Wolfram and Zwemer, 1935). Moreover the release of antibodies seems to be under adrenal control (Feinstein, 1947 ;Billingham, Krohn and Medawar, 1951) and there is evidence from numerous sources that antibodv titres show a characteristic variation d u h g the menstrual cycle (Jungeblut and Bailly, 1938; Ross and Peizer, 1936;Hansen-Pruss and Raymond, 1943).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Recent advances in this ,field have shown that the allergic constitution is not alone to be sought in a peripheral inadequacy of the antigen-antibody mechanisms, but also in a relative weakness of adrenal cortical action, adrenal hormones being of great efficacy in suppressing allergic phenomena (Ludy and Appleton, 1939;Rose, 1950; Randolph and Rollins, 1950) and more especially in reducing the sensitivity of the tissues to histamine (Gottesman and Perla, 1931; Dragstedt, Mills and Mead, 1937; Wolfram and Zwemer, 1935). Moreover the release of antibodies seems to be under adrenal control (Feinstein, 1947 ;Billingham, Krohn and Medawar, 1951) and there is evidence from numerous sources that antibodv titres show a characteristic variation d u h g the menstrual cycle (Jungeblut and Bailly, 1938; Ross and Peizer, 1936;Hansen-Pruss and Raymond, 1943).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%