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  • Title: Parathyroid gland response to epinephrine: a rate-sensitivity mechanism.
    Author: Jung A, Mayer GP, Hurst JG, Neer R, Potts JT.
    Journal: Am J Physiol; 1982 Jan; 242(1):R151-6. PubMed ID: 7058923.
    Abstract:
    A model for parathyroid gland response to an epinephrine infusion is proposed. It is based on direct measurements of the parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion rate as measured directly after cannulation of the venous drainage of single superior parathyroid glands of calves. When epinephrine was infused into a jugular vein, a large increase of PTH secretion rate was observed at the beginning of the infusion. The PTH secretion rate thereafter fell, but it was still significantly above the control rate. At the end of the epinephrine infusion a sharp decrease was observed when the infusion was terminated. These observations are consistent with a rate-sensitive control mechanism. Calculation of the parameters yielded a model, which was then linked with a kinetic model for PTH distribution. Simulation studies were undertaken to predict plasma PTH concentration in response to an epinephrine infusion. Good agreement was found between predicted results and previously published work. The role of this rate-sensitive mechanism in the parathyroid gland is discussed.
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