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. 1957 Sep;36(9):1301–1312. doi: 10.1172/JCI103528

The Physiological Disposition and Metabolic Fate of Cortisone in Man

Ralph E Peterson a, Charles E Pierce a, James B Wyngaarden a,1, Joseph J Bunim a, Bernard B Brodie a
PMCID: PMC1072727  PMID: 13463094

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