The effect of acute bleeding on catecholamine synthesis in the dog adrenal medulla has been investigated. This study showed that haemorrhage was associated with an increase in the synthesis of catecholamine. The increase in the synthesis was found to be about 66 % when compared with the catecholamine content of the left adrenal, the control gland.
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