Science, Vol 209, Issue 4453, 307-308
Copyright © 1980 by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Beta-lipotropin: a new aldosterone-stimulating factor
H Matsuoka,
PJ Mulrow,
and
CH Li
Beta-Lipotropin stimulated the production of aldosterone in collagenase-dispersed rat adrenal capsular cells. The maximum response obtained with beta-lipotropin was the same as the response obtained with corticotropin and was greater than that obtained with angiotensin II. These data suggest that beta-lipotropin may play a role in aldosterone regulation.