Historical Bibliography Updated: August 7, 2021

The adrenal cortical hormone.

PFIFFNER, Joseph John (1903 – 1975)

SWINGLE, Wilbur Willis (1891 – 1975)

Publication Details

Medicine, 11, 371-433. 1932 CE.

The cortical hormone prepared by Swingle and Pfiffner (“eschatin”) was found to be very effective in the treatment of Addison’s disease. Their first paper on the subject appeared in Science, 1930, 71, 321.

Facet Tags

Immunology & Dermatology

Subjects

ENDOCRINOLOGY › Adrenals

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