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. 1959 Dec;38(12):2238–2252. doi: 10.1172/JCI104005

CORTISOL METABOLISM IN MAN: OBSERVATIONS OF PATHWAYS, POOL SIZES OF METABOLITES AND RATES OF FORMATION OF METABOLITES*

Norman I Gold 1, Louis L Smith 1, Francis D Moore 1
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