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. 1963 Nov;42(11):1669–1677. doi: 10.1172/JCI104853

CORRELATION OF PLASMA ACTH CONCENTRATION WITH ADRENOCORTICAL RESPONSE IN NORMAL HUMAN SUBJECTS, SURGICAL PATIENTS, AND PATIENTS WITH CUSHING'S DISEASE*

Robert L Ney 1, Naokata Shimizu 1,†, Wendell E Nicholson 1, Donald P Island 1, Grant W Liddle 1
PMCID: PMC289451  PMID: 14083159

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