The place of cortisone and corticotrophin in the treatment of certain acute phases of leprosy.
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THE PLACE OF CORTISONE AND CORTICOTROPHIN IN THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ACUTE PHASES OF LEPROSY W. H. JOPLING, M.R.C.P. (LOND. & EDIN.), D.T.M. & H. R. G. COCHRANE , M.D., F.R.C.P., D.T.M. & H. In 1936 a steroid was isolated from the adrenal cortex 1 which became known as compound E, and in 1949 its name was changed to cortisone. It is converted in the body into a closely allied substance, hydrocortisone, which is being continuously produced by the normal adrenal cortex as a result of stimulation exerted by the anterior pituitary gland via corticotrophin (ACTH). Although
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Leprosy review
دوره 28 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1957