Regulation of interrenal gland steroidog
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Nunez, Scott; Trant, John M.
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The interrenal gland (the homologue of the mammalian adrenal cortex) of elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, and rays) produces 1ฮฑ-hydroxycorticosterone (1ฮฑ-B), which has been reported to function both as a gluco-and mineralocorticosteroid. In vitro synthesis of 1ฮฑ-B by Atlantic stingray (Dasyatis sabina)