Serum somatomedin activity measured as sulphation factor in peripheral, hepatic and renal veins of mongrel dogs: basal levels
Schimpff, R.M.; Donnadieu, M.; Duval, M.
Acta Endocrinologica 93(1): 67-72
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5598 PMID: 7355666 Document Number: 157345
Serum somatomedin (SM) activity measured as sulfation factor on chick embryo cartilage was determined in peripheral (PV), hepatic (HV) and renal (RV) veins or 36 mongrel dogs. Mean SM activity .+-. standard error of the mean was 0.53 .+-. 0.03 U, a negative correlation was found in the case of hepatic but not of renal blood. The kidney may be a production site of SM activity, whereas the liver is differently implicated in the overall regulation of SM activity.