STEROID FATTY ACID ESTERS IN ADRENALS AND PLASMA : EFFECTS OF ACTH

A study was conducted, using a series of chromatographic procedures and radioimmunoassays, to determine the levels of 5-ene-steroid fatty acid esters (SFA) in adrenals from man, cattle, dog, rat and guinea-pig, and to assess, in both rats and guinea-pigs, the effect of ACTH on SFA production by adrenals and their subsequent secretion into the circulation.