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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• CIBA Foundation Symposium
• Colloquium on the Human Adrenal Cortex
• Wolstenholme, G. E. W
• Cameron, Margaret P
• Etherington, Joan

Titel

The human adrenal cortex

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Contains part II only.
• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• CIBA FOUNDATION COLLOQUIA ON ENDOCRINOLOGY; CONTENTS; Chairman's opening remarks; Dynamics of adrenal function in man; Discussion; Variability of adrenocortical response to ACTH in different persons, and the influence of variations in administration of ACTH preparations on the level of 17-hydroxycorticosteroids in the blood; Discussion; Studies of the inter-relationship between the adrenal cortex and ascorbic acid metabolism; Discussion; Studies on the sodium-retaining effect of adrenal cortical steroids; Clinical and metabolic effects of aldosterone; Discussion
• The Na and K concentration in mixed saliva: influence of secretion rate, stimulation, method of collection, age, sex, time of day and adrenocortical activityDiscussion; An attempt to correlate the histological changes in the anterior hypophysis and adrenal glands in various diseases in man; Discussion; Metabolic effects of adrenalectomy in man; Disrussion; Therapeutic results of hypophysectomy in metastatic carcinoma of the breast and in severe diabetes mellitus; adrenocortical function after hypophysectomy; Discussion
• Virilizing adrenal hyperplasia: its treatment with cortisone and the nature of the steroid abnormalitiesDiscussion; Cushing's syndrome; Cushing's syndrome; Discussion; The reciprocal relationship between the thyroid and adrenocortical responses to stress; The possible functional significance of the pituitary-portal vessels; Discussion; Psychological responses to the administration of ACTH and cortisone; Discussion; Physiological response of the adrenal to psychological influences as indicated by changes in the 17-hydroxycorticosteroid excretion pattern; Discussion
• Adrenocortical function of combat infantrymen in KoreaDiscussion; General discussion; Chairman's closing remarks
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