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Onset of paralysis by cervical spinal cord injury led immediately to temporary adrenocortical activation and, within 2 days, to sustained skin and bone breakdown. Urine cAMP was increased, blood parathyroid hormone, renin activity, and electrolytes were normal, and fluid and electrolytes balance became negative during the initial 6 days of paralysis.
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Claus-Walker, J., Carter, R., Di Ferrante, N. et al. Immediate endocrine and metabolic consequences of traumatic quadriplegia in a young woman. Spinal Cord 15, 202–208 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1977.30
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