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. 1959 Feb;38(2):291–298. doi: 10.1172/JCI103801

EFFECTS OF EXOGENOUS ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH) UPON PITUITARY ACTH CONCENTRATION AFTER PROLONGED CORTISONE TREATMENT AND STRESS*

Donald A Holub 1,2,†, Julian I Kitay 1,2,‡, Joseph W Jailer 1,2
PMCID: PMC293155  PMID: 13631059

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