Nb. Gorbunova et Vn. Kalyunov, SUBMAXILLARY SALIVARY-GLANDS (SSG) AS A M AJOR SUPPLIER OF NERVE GROWTH-FACTOR TO BLOOD DURING PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS, Doklady Akademii nauk BSSR, 41(5), 1997, pp. 81-84
Using two-site IRMA, it was found that 0,5 h uniting of male mice afte
r 14 days of their separate maintenance led to a statistically signifi
cant decrease in beta-NGF concentration in the SSG, as compared with i
ntact and isolated animals, which was gradually recovered in the post-
stress period. Adenosialectomy sharply decreased the content of the fa
ctor in circulation during psychosocial stress. The SSG are probably t
he main supplier of serum beta-NGF and perform endocrine function in r
espect to it, providing hormone-like effects of the factor.