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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103301

PLACENTAL PASSAGE OF 17-HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROIDS: COMPARISON OF THE LEVELS IN MATERNAL AND FETAL PLASMA AND EFFECT OF ACTH AND HYDROCORTISONE ADMINISTRATION

Claude J. Migeon, Harry Prystowsky, Melvin M. Grumbach, and Margaret C. Byron

Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Department of Obstetrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

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Fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (1953-1955). Present Address: Babies Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York.

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This work was made possible by a Grant-in-Aid from the American Society of the Committee on Growth of the National Research Council, and by a research grant from the Division of Research Grants and Fellowships of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Department of Obstetrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

2

Fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (1953-1955). Present Address: Babies Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York.

1

This work was made possible by a Grant-in-Aid from the American Society of the Committee on Growth of the National Research Council, and by a research grant from the Division of Research Grants and Fellowships of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Department of Obstetrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

2

Fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (1953-1955). Present Address: Babies Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York.

1

This work was made possible by a Grant-in-Aid from the American Society of the Committee on Growth of the National Research Council, and by a research grant from the Division of Research Grants and Fellowships of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Department of Obstetrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

2

Fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (1953-1955). Present Address: Babies Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York.

1

This work was made possible by a Grant-in-Aid from the American Society of the Committee on Growth of the National Research Council, and by a research grant from the Division of Research Grants and Fellowships of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Published May 1, 1956 - More info

Published in Volume 35, Issue 5 on May 1, 1956
J Clin Invest. 1956;35(5):488–493. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103301.
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