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. 1962 Aug;41(8):1599–1605. doi: 10.1172/JCI104618

ACTH LEVELS IN PLASMA IN PREOPERATIVE AND SURGICALLY STRESSED PATIENTS*

Collin E Cooper 1,†, Don H Nelson 1,‡
PMCID: PMC291078  PMID: 16695880

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