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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI102852

ADRENAL CORTICAL REGULATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER AND ELECTROLYTES IN THE HUMAN BODY

A. G. Hills, T. M. Chalmers, G. D. Webster Jr., Otto Rosenthal, Hana Conover, and Elizabeth Songster

Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Philadelphia, Pa.

Chemical Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

2

Nuffield Foundation Traveling Fellow. Present address: Medical Unit, Royal Infirmary, Cardiff, Wales.

3

Trainee of the National Heart Institute.

1

This investigation was supported in part by research grants from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service, the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Company, Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., and the Francis and Marian Boyer Fund.

Find articles by Hills, A. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Philadelphia, Pa.

Chemical Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

2

Nuffield Foundation Traveling Fellow. Present address: Medical Unit, Royal Infirmary, Cardiff, Wales.

3

Trainee of the National Heart Institute.

1

This investigation was supported in part by research grants from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service, the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Company, Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., and the Francis and Marian Boyer Fund.

Find articles by Chalmers, T. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Philadelphia, Pa.

Chemical Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

2

Nuffield Foundation Traveling Fellow. Present address: Medical Unit, Royal Infirmary, Cardiff, Wales.

3

Trainee of the National Heart Institute.

1

This investigation was supported in part by research grants from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service, the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Company, Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., and the Francis and Marian Boyer Fund.

Find articles by Webster, G. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Philadelphia, Pa.

Chemical Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

2

Nuffield Foundation Traveling Fellow. Present address: Medical Unit, Royal Infirmary, Cardiff, Wales.

3

Trainee of the National Heart Institute.

1

This investigation was supported in part by research grants from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service, the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Company, Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., and the Francis and Marian Boyer Fund.

Find articles by Rosenthal, O. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Philadelphia, Pa.

Chemical Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

2

Nuffield Foundation Traveling Fellow. Present address: Medical Unit, Royal Infirmary, Cardiff, Wales.

3

Trainee of the National Heart Institute.

1

This investigation was supported in part by research grants from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service, the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Company, Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., and the Francis and Marian Boyer Fund.

Find articles by Conover, H. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Edward B. Robinette Foundation, Medical Clinic, Philadelphia, Pa.

Chemical Section, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

Harrison Department of Surgical Research, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

2

Nuffield Foundation Traveling Fellow. Present address: Medical Unit, Royal Infirmary, Cardiff, Wales.

3

Trainee of the National Heart Institute.

1

This investigation was supported in part by research grants from the National Heart Institute, U. S. Public Health Service, the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Company, Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc., and the Francis and Marian Boyer Fund.

Find articles by Songster, E. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Published December 1, 1953 - More info

Published in Volume 32, Issue 12 on December 1, 1953
J Clin Invest. 1953;32(12):1236–1247. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI102852.
© 1953 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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