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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103025

Pregnancy and Adrenocortical Function: Endocrine Studies of Pregnancy Occurring in Two Adrenal-Deficient Women

A. Gorman Hills, Eleanor H. Venning, F. Curtis Dohan, George D. Webster Jr., and Edwin M. Richardson

Edward B. Robinette Foundation and the Endocrine Section, William Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

McGill University Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada

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Trainee of the National Heart Institute.

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This investigation was supported in part by research grants H-1419 and H-922 from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service; by a grant from the National Research Council of Canada; and by grants from the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Eli Lilly and Company, Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., Merck and Company, Inc. and the Publicker Industries Nutritional Fund.

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Edward B. Robinette Foundation and the Endocrine Section, William Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

McGill University Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada

2

Trainee of the National Heart Institute.

1

This investigation was supported in part by research grants H-1419 and H-922 from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service; by a grant from the National Research Council of Canada; and by grants from the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Eli Lilly and Company, Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., Merck and Company, Inc. and the Publicker Industries Nutritional Fund.

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Edward B. Robinette Foundation and the Endocrine Section, William Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

McGill University Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada

2

Trainee of the National Heart Institute.

1

This investigation was supported in part by research grants H-1419 and H-922 from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service; by a grant from the National Research Council of Canada; and by grants from the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Eli Lilly and Company, Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., Merck and Company, Inc. and the Publicker Industries Nutritional Fund.

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Edward B. Robinette Foundation and the Endocrine Section, William Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

McGill University Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada

2

Trainee of the National Heart Institute.

1

This investigation was supported in part by research grants H-1419 and H-922 from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service; by a grant from the National Research Council of Canada; and by grants from the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Eli Lilly and Company, Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., Merck and Company, Inc. and the Publicker Industries Nutritional Fund.

Find articles by Webster, G. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Edward B. Robinette Foundation and the Endocrine Section, William Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine, Medical Clinic, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

McGill University Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada

2

Trainee of the National Heart Institute.

1

This investigation was supported in part by research grants H-1419 and H-922 from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service; by a grant from the National Research Council of Canada; and by grants from the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Eli Lilly and Company, Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., Merck and Company, Inc. and the Publicker Industries Nutritional Fund.

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Published November 1, 1954 - More info

Published in Volume 33, Issue 11 on November 1, 1954
J Clin Invest. 1954;33(11):1466–1480. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103025.
© 1954 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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