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The structural and functional effects of in vivo ACTH administration upon the adrenal cortex have been described previously (p. 29); therapeutic administration of ACTH is now seldom encountered although it may be employed in the differential diagnosis of pituitary-adrenal disease.
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Neville, A.M., O’Hare, M.J. (1982). Iatrogenic Changes. In: The Human Adrenal Cortex. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1317-1_7
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