COMPENSATORY REACTIONS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM IN RESPONSE TO THE TEST WITH SYNACTHEN DEPOT
During the test with Synacthen Depot we found increased levels of cortisol and decreased thyrotropin and lutropin levels in the blood after 60 minutes. After 1 day we recorded a decline in cortisol, thyrotropin, triiodothyronine and testosterone levels and an increase in lutropin and follitropin levels. After 4 days the content of lutropin, follitropin and testosterone corresponded to the basal levels, while the level of triiodothyronine was lower than the initial one. Estradiol level was increased during all periods of the test.