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HUMAN subjects with complete transverse lesions of the upper thoracic and cervical spinal cords show some features of hypoactivity of the adrenal medulla and of the adrenal cortex : the concentration of adrenaline in the peripheral plasma1 and the excretion of 17-ketogenic steroids in the urine2 are both significantly lower than normal.
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ROBINSON, R., MUNRO, A. Adrenal Activity in Subjects with Complete Transverse Lesions of the Spinal Cord. Nature 182, 805 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182805a0
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