Influence of the nervous system on the Thorn reaction

Abstract

Stimulation of the central nervous system (CNS) increases the activity of the adrenal glands, and inhibition weakens the response of the glands to stress. These data were found in an experiment on healthy animals; we did not come across materials on the function of the adrenal glands in patients with impaired activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal cortex system.