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EIGHT days after extirpation of both adrenals, adult rats die in about 5 hours if fed with 2·5 gm. glucose (5 c.c. of 50 per cent solution)1. This test can be used to titrate adrenal cortical hormone both quickly and accurately.
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REICHSTEIN, T., VERZÁR, F. & LASZT, L. Activity of Corticosteron in the Glucose Test in Rats. Nature 139, 331 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139331d0
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