Linda:
 
Thanks for the clarification!  As soon as I deleted that day's FML, I
*knew* I'd just made a boneheaded mistake. :-p
 
It now makes sense to me.  The operative word is "can" - not "does" or
"will".
 
Thanks for a simple, elegent explanation for those of us who weren't
chem majors!
 
Lin, Ariel, Oberon, Max, Puck, & Ivan
 
  ----- Original Message -----
>From: Linda Iroff
>Subject: re: Adrenal Cause Proven?
>
>...To summarize: Neutering (at ANY age) and not enough long night cycles
>are two conditions that can result in persistent overproduction of LH,
>which can (and note the CAN) lead to adrenal disease.  This will not
>happen in all ferrets.  We all know Smoking Causes Cancer, but there are
>always examples of people who smoked 2 packs a day and lived to be 90
>when they were hit by a bus.  Other factors, such as genetics, are no
>doubt involved.
>
>The importance of this discovery is that it helps us understand what
>conditions lead to adrenal disease, and how the current treatments work.
>This can lead to better use of existing treatments, to new treatments,
>and perhaps to ways to PREVENT the disease....
[Posted in FML issue 5216]