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. 1958 Jan 31;107(2):211–218. doi: 10.1084/jem.107.2.211

THE IN VITRO ACTION OF HYDROCORTISONE ON LEUCOCYTE MIGRATION

Melvin M Ketchel 1, Cutting B Favour 1, Somers H Sturgis 1; With the Technical Assistance of Aurelia C. Koros and Frances Mao1
PMCID: PMC2136795  PMID: 13491757

Abstract

Hydrocortisone inhibits the ameboid migration of human leucocytes when added in vitro. The dose-response curve for the reaction between this steroid and leucocytes can be best expressed by a logarithmic plot of the steroid concentrations. Tetrahydrocortisone and desoxycorticosterone had no effect on in vitro leucotyte migration.

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