Abstract: | The content of prostaglandins (PG) and cyclic adenosine-3,5-monophosphate (cyclic AMP) in rat tissues was studied by a radioisotope method. The maximal content of both PG and cyclic AMP was found in the same organs, those functioning most actively: the brain, endocrine glands, and small intestine, and the minimal content in adipose tissue. The investigations show close functional interdependence between PG synthesis and adenylate cyclase activity in the tissues of the body.Kiev Scientific-Research Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 416–418, April, 1977. |