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Science 22 May 1959:
Vol. 129. no. 3360, pp. 1424 - 1425
DOI: 10.1126/science.129.3360.1424
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Biochemical Responses of Rats to Auditory Stress

PETER JURTSHUK JR. 1, A. STANLEY WELTMAN 1, and ARTHUR M. SACKLER 1

1 Laboratories for Therapeutic Research, Research Institute of the Brooklyn, College of Pharmacy, Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York

Prolonged, intense auditory stimulation caused a marked reduction in glutathione levels in the blood of female rats. The frequency of the response was significant statistically and was related inversely to the recovery rate after auditory stimulation. An increase in adrenal weights and ascorbic acid, as well as a decrease in total adrenal cholesterol, were noted.

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