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“Perfusion of the isolated adrenals with epinephrine (10(-7) to 10(-5) M) stimulated androstenedione release in a dose-dependent manner.”
“…,epinephrine … androstenedione in a dose-dependent manner with an ED50 of 0.75 x 10(-6) M. The maximal effect was reached at 10(-5) M … h. The epinephrine-stimulated androstenedione release was abolished by the beta-adrenergic antagonist propranolol while the alpha-adrenergic antagonist phentolamine had no effect.”