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UNINA9911019440603321 |
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Titolo |
The human adrenal cortex / / editors for the Ciba Foundation, G.E.W. Wolstenholme and Margaret P. Cameron ; assisted by Joan Etherington |
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London, : J. & A. Churchill, 1955 |
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ISBN |
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9780470715215 |
0470715219 |
9780470714904 |
0470714905 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (417 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ciba Foundation colloquia on endocrinology ; ; v. 8 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WolstenholmeG. E. W (Gordon Ethelbert Ward) |
CameronMargaret P |
EtheringtonJoan |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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; |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world. |
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