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. 1961 Jul;40(7):1250–1262. doi: 10.1172/JCI104355

CORTICOSTEROID RELEASE AND SYNTHESIS IN VITRO BY ADRENAL SLICES FROM PATIENTS WITH CUSHING'S SYNDROME*

Patrick J Mulrow 1, George L Cohn 1,†
PMCID: PMC290838  PMID: 13726755

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