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Actinomycin D inhibited the capacity of dexamethasone to suppress pituitary ACTH secretion in vivo in normal and adrenalectomized rats. While a definitive explanation for such results awaits further elucidation, the results are consistent with the hypothesis that dexamethasone inhibits ACTH secretion by a mechanism that involves RNA synthesis.
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