Parameter	Adrenalectomized Control	Adrenalectomy+ Hydrocortisone 1 mg	Adrenalectomy+ Hydrocortisone 2 mg	Adrenalectomy+ Hydrocortisone 4 mg
Post-treatment Day 2 (postoperative Day 9)
Aryl sulphatase Lactic dehydrogenase Leucine aminopeptidase Alkaline phosphatase Acid phosphatase	0.1740.005 4.70.5 0.0840.002 44.631.18 22.934.24	0.2860.021c 6.11.0 0.1200.028 49.240.48c 58.472.43c	0.690.06c 44.560.19c 3.6750.115c 51.170.06c 44.771.76c	5.020.12c   54.51.2c 16.110.47c 152.211.3c   303.7711.23c
Day 4
Aryl sulphatase   Lactic dehydrogenase   Leucine aminopeptidase   Alkaline phosphatase   Acid phosphatase	0.4710.008   6.31.9   0.1140.005   15.41.4   20.54.1	0.6720.094   16.41.9c 0.1720.017b    59.27.1c 38.53.4b	0.7160.009c 9.90.6   4.6010.216c   51.6100.020c   29.11.0	0.71240.0016c   12.740.17b   1.0070.083c   17.220.21   32.51.5b
Day 8
Aryl sulphatase   Lactic dehydrogenase   Leucine aminopeptidase   Alkaline phosphatase   Acid phosphatase	0.6140.004   8.80.3   0.1400.004   10.120.10   20.493.42	2.3140.012c   10.80.8 1.140.04c 12.000.84   61.637.30c	2.07100.0006c 12.30.4c 0.680.05c 22.3000.004c 46.560.29c	2.4110.073   12.01.1b 11.460.05c 12.841.21b 42.602.26c
Day 12
Aryl sulphatase   Lactic dehydrogenase   Leucine aminopeptidase   Alkaline phosphatase   Acid phosphatase	0.71860.0018   9.990.08   0.18170.0027   9.240.03   24.71.9	2.9820.049c   15.380.41c   1.020.26c   32.750.22c   29.74.7	1.0700.001c   14.850.32c   0.4370.013c   20.430.03c   48.90.7c	1.3970.050c   31.670.08c   2.050.04c   34.491.00c   102.16.2c
Day 16
Aryl sulphatase   Lactic dehydrogenase   Leucine aminopeptidase   Alkaline phosphatase   Acid phosphatase	0.8140.018   34.771.35   2.3440.027   6.710.98   27.96.8	0.960.23c   74.881.29c   2.900.04c   25.602.52c   50.55.4b	0.98970.0009c   74.860.59c   2.720.03c   10.4650.004c 43.11.1	0.99820.0015c   68.200.10c   3.0550.019c   31.360.11c   98.71.6c

^bP<0.05, ^cP<0.01, compared with control.
Units: Aryl sulphatase, alkaline phosphatase and acid phosphatase (mol of  p-nitrophenol liberated/ mg protein/h).   
Lactic dehydrogenase (LDH Units/mg/g protein/h).
Leucine aminopeptidase (mol of -naphthylamine liberated/mg protein/h).