Reaction of the Adrenal Cortex to Emotional Stress

17-Hydroxycorticosteroid and Vanillylmandelic Acid Excretion in a Rapidly Cycling Manic-Depressive

“…Previous studies on the urinary excretion of creatinine, 17-OHCS, and catecholamines have indicated no significant changes in mean excretion values during normal pregnancy. Clark et al 3 * measured 24-hr, urinarv creatinine in 280 samples from 36 subjects during uncomplicated pregnancy. Creatinine excretion was constant during all 3 trimesters.…”

A taxonomic study of physiological responses to a psychological stress.

“…Associated with arousal states there is a widespread increase in physiological activity, including elevation of the level of blood corticotrophin (Hodges, Jones, and Stockham, 1962) and therefore of plasma 17-hydroxycorticosteroids (Bliss, Migeon, Branch, and Samuels, 1956;Mason, 1959), and of urinary catecholamines (Levi, 1965). There is also tachycardia and raised arterial pressure (Schachter, 1957).…”

The Physiology of Aggression and Defeat

“…Initially, the studies concentrated on observed elevations in adrenal cortical secretion produced by acute stimuli in the environment in both experimental and naturally occurring situations. Endocrinological reactions to movies CWadeson et al, 1963), final exams (Bliss et al;, and hospital admission were studied in human subjects as well as the responses to threatening and demanding stimuli in monkeys (Mason, Brady, & Sidman, 1957;Mason, Harwood, & Rosenthal, 1957). It also was shown that calming influences in the environment such as movies with a benign content and hypnosis produced an acute decrease in the level of secretion (Sachar, Cobb, & Shor, 1966;Wadeson ~ al., 1963).…”