The Effect of Acth and Cortisone Upon Infection and Resistance / / ed. by Gregory Shwartzman.

Outlines the effects of cortisone upon infections such as syphilis and tuberculosis, and the factors that contribute to infection resistance in the human body.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1953]
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Year of Publication:1953
Language:English
Series:Symposia of the Section on Microbiology. The New York Academy of Medicine ; 6
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Physical Description:1 online resource (206 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Some General Considerations Concerning The Role Of The Adrenal Cortex In Intermediary Metabolism
  • 3. The Influence Of Adrenalectomy And Cortisone Treatment On Certain Enzymatic Reactions In The Rat
  • 4. The Effect Of Corticosteroids Upon Lymphoid Tissue
  • 5. The Effect Of Cortisone Upon Repair Processes In Dense And Loose Connective Tissue
  • 6. Adrenal Hormones And The Development Of Antibody And Hypersensitivity
  • 7. Depression By Cortisone Of Inherited And Acquired Resistance To Infection And To Tumor Grafting
  • 8. Constitutional Factors In Resistance To Infection; The Effect Of Cortisone On The Pathogenesis Of Tuberculosis
  • 9. Studies On The Mechanism Of Action Of Cortisone In Experimental Syphilis
  • 10. The Effect Of Cortisone In Activating Latent Trypanosomiasis In Rhesus Monkeys
  • 11. The Effect Of Acth And Cortisone Upon Allergic Diseases
  • 12. The Effects Of Cortisone On Bacterial Infection And Intoxication
  • 13. Observations On Adrenal Cortical Hormones In Pneumococcal And Influenza Viral Infections And In Malaria
  • 14. Alteration Of Experimental Poliomyelitis By Means Of Cortisone With Reference To Other Viruses