Stewart H J, Thompson G E
J Endocrinol. 1984 May;101(2):203-11. doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1010203.
The treatment of lactating goats with ACTH (single intramuscular injection) or cortisol (systemic infusion) resulted in an increase in milk yield and in the secretion of lactose, citrate and glucose into milk. The concentration of glucose in arterial plasma was also increased, resulting in a greater supply of glucose to the mammary gland. After ACTH treatment mammary uptake of glucose from the circulation did not increase and the balance between mammary uptake of glucose from blood and mammary output of glucose 'equivalents' into milk was significantly reduced. The results show that ACTH and cortisol can increase milk yield and lactose secretion by altering mammary metabolism of glucose.
用促肾上腺皮质激素（单次肌肉注射）或皮质醇（全身输注）处理泌乳山羊，可使产奶量增加，并使乳糖、柠檬酸盐和葡萄糖分泌到乳汁中。动脉血浆中的葡萄糖浓度也会升高，从而使乳腺获得更多的葡萄糖供应。促肾上腺皮质激素处理后，乳腺从循环中摄取的葡萄糖并未增加，乳腺从血液中摄取葡萄糖与乳腺向乳汁中输出“等效物”葡萄糖之间的平衡显著降低。结果表明，促肾上腺皮质激素和皮质醇可通过改变乳腺对葡萄糖的代谢来提高产奶量和乳糖分泌量。
