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. 1962 Aug;41(8):1584–1590. doi: 10.1172/JCI104616

CONVERSION OF 17-HYDROXY-PREGNENOLONE TO CORTISOL BY NORMAL AND HYPERPLASTIC HUMAN ADRENAL SLICES*

Patrick J Mulrow 1,2, George L Cohn 1,2,, Albert Kuljian 1,2
PMCID: PMC291076  PMID: 14477159

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