Relations between the brain and the endocrine system from its chronobiological aspects. II. the hypophysis, adrenal gland, thyroid islet organ, gonads and kidney
Hahn von Dorsche, H.
Anatomischer Anzeiger 155(1-5): 95-113
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-2786 PMID: 6372550 Document Number: 233148
The presence of biorhythms in the endocrine organs (pituitary gland, adrenal gland, thyroid gland, islet organ, gonades , and kidney) are reviewed. Biorhythms ( circadian and circannual rhythms) have an influence on the action of this organs. The acrophases of the hormones in the serum have different peaks and their time-correlation is different. The importance of this data for experiments and for the clinical practice is discussed.