[The importance of the adrenals in altering the properties of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal-adrenocortical system after stress].

The effect of stress on adrenal response to ACTH was studied in vivo and in vitro in rats. There were a decrease of capacity and an increase of responsiveness to ACTH of adrenals from rats which were exposed to electrical stimulation of foot. The date explain the mechanisms of hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical system changes in total after stress which was obtained in our previous work.