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Blood Cholesterol and Hydrocortisone Production in Man: Quantitative Aspects of the Utilization of Circulating Cholesterol by the Adrenals at Rest and under Adrenocorticotropin Stimulation
Abraham J. Borkowski, … , Antoinette Mahler, Vera Verhas
Abraham J. Borkowski, … , Antoinette Mahler, Vera Verhas
Published May 1, 1967
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1967;46(5):797-811. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI105580.
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Blood Cholesterol and Hydrocortisone Production in Man: Quantitative Aspects of the Utilization of Circulating Cholesterol by the Adrenals at Rest and under Adrenocorticotropin Stimulation

Abstract

A kinetic study of the conversion of blood cholesterol into hydrocortisone was carried out in two patients through prolonged infusions of cholesterol-4-14C. The following points appear to be established by our observations:

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Abraham J. Borkowski, Sam Levin, Claude Delcroix, Antoinette Mahler, Vera Verhas

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