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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103564

Blood Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone and Plasma Corticosteroids in men Exposed to Adverse Environmental Conditions

Henry B. Hale, George Sayers, Katherine L. Sydnor, Max L. Sweat, and Donald D. Van Fossan

Department of Physiology-Biophysics, School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas

Department of Physiology, Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

3

Present address: The Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.

4

Present address: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

1

Supported in part by funds from the United States Air Force under Contract No. AF 18(600)-621, monitored by the School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

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Part of this work was reported orally at the 1954 meeting of the Federated Societies for Experimental Biology (1), and issued as School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Report 57-55, 1957.

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Department of Physiology-Biophysics, School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas

Department of Physiology, Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

3

Present address: The Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.

4

Present address: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

1

Supported in part by funds from the United States Air Force under Contract No. AF 18(600)-621, monitored by the School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

2

Part of this work was reported orally at the 1954 meeting of the Federated Societies for Experimental Biology (1), and issued as School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Report 57-55, 1957.

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Department of Physiology-Biophysics, School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas

Department of Physiology, Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

3

Present address: The Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.

4

Present address: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

1

Supported in part by funds from the United States Air Force under Contract No. AF 18(600)-621, monitored by the School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

2

Part of this work was reported orally at the 1954 meeting of the Federated Societies for Experimental Biology (1), and issued as School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Report 57-55, 1957.

Find articles by Sydnor, K. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Physiology-Biophysics, School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas

Department of Physiology, Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

3

Present address: The Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.

4

Present address: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

1

Supported in part by funds from the United States Air Force under Contract No. AF 18(600)-621, monitored by the School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

2

Part of this work was reported orally at the 1954 meeting of the Federated Societies for Experimental Biology (1), and issued as School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Report 57-55, 1957.

Find articles by Sweat, M. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Physiology-Biophysics, School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas

Department of Physiology, Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

3

Present address: The Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.

4

Present address: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

1

Supported in part by funds from the United States Air Force under Contract No. AF 18(600)-621, monitored by the School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

2

Part of this work was reported orally at the 1954 meeting of the Federated Societies for Experimental Biology (1), and issued as School of Aviation Medicine, USAF, Report 57-55, 1957.

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Published December 1, 1957 - More info

Published in Volume 36, Issue 12 on December 1, 1957
J Clin Invest. 1957;36(12):1642–1646. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103564.
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