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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103571

Plasma Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone in Addison's Disease and its Modification by the Administration of Adrenal Steroids

John E. Bethune, Don H. Nelson, and George W. Thorn

aDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Mass.

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Supported by an American College of Physicians' Fellowship, 1955-1956, and the Commonwealth Fund, 1956-1957.

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Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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aDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Mass.

1

Supported by an American College of Physicians' Fellowship, 1955-1956, and the Commonwealth Fund, 1956-1957.

2

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Find articles by Nelson, D. in: JCI | PubMed | Google Scholar

aDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Mass.

1

Supported by an American College of Physicians' Fellowship, 1955-1956, and the Commonwealth Fund, 1956-1957.

2

Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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

Published December 1, 1957 - More info

Published in Volume 36, Issue 12 on December 1, 1957
J Clin Invest. 1957;36(12):1701–1707. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103571.
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