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. 1957 Nov;36(11):1608–1614. doi: 10.1172/JCI103560

Studies in Cushing's Syndrome. II. Adrenal Weight-Maintaining Activity in the Plasma of Patients with Cushing's Syndrome1

Joseph W Jailer 1,2, Donald Longson 1,2,2, Nicholas P Christy 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC1072767  PMID: 13475501

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