Young cockerels (6–8 weeks old) were injected with serum from sheep immunized against somatostatin-14 (anti-SRIF) or normal sheep serum (NSS). Blood samples were withdrawn periodically for the determination of plasma corticosterone concentration by radioimmunoassay. With frequent (every 10 min) sampling, NSS-treated control animals exhibited increased plasma corticosterone levels, presumably as a stress response to the experimental manipulation. Anti-SRIF stimulated a much greater increase in plasma corticosterone concentrations and a peak response was observed within 10 to 20 min, when the plasma corticosterone level reached more than twice that of the corresponding control value. With less frequent sampling, plasma corticosterone increased with anti-SRIF administration to as much as nine times the corresponding control value, and the peak response occurred much later. Under pentobarbitone anaesthesia, which itself increased basal corticosterone concentrations, anti-SRIF treatment promoted further increases in plasma corticosterone levels although to a smaller magnitude compared with conscious birds. The results suggest that endogenous somatostatin may play a role in the regulation of adrenocortical function in the domestic fowl. The mechanism of response may involve a central component.
J. Endocr. (1988) 116, 179–183
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