[The reaction of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal-adrenal cortex system in rats to unilateral adrenalectomy in hypoparathyroidism].

Parathyroidectomy and subsequent hypocalcemia were shown to inhibit the response of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal-adrenocortical system (HHACS) to unilateral adrenalectomy, as expressed by a lesser compensatory hypertrophy of intact adrenal gland and a lower concentration of 11-oxycorticosteroids in adrenal gland and in plasma. The greatest activity of the HHACS was revealed in 3-month old rats. The data obtained suggest an interaction between parathyroid and adrenal glands.