CHANGES IN CONNECTIVE TISSUE REACTION INDUCED BY CORTISONE
Authors: R H EBERT, W R BARCLAY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 September 1952CHANGES IN CONNECTIVE TISSUE REACTION INDUCED BY CORTISONER. H. EBERT, W. R. BARCLAYR. H. EBERTSearch for more papers by this author, W. R. BARCLAYSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-3-506 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCortisone and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) have a profound effect on a variety of inflammatory reactions, including acute and chronic infections,1, 2wound healing,3the Shwartzman phenomenon,4chemical irritation5and thermal burns.6In an effort to elucidate the nature of the changes which occur during cortisone therapy, a series of in vivo studies was undertaken using the rabbit ear chamber technic. 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EbertWissler RHRW: In vivo observations of the effects of cortisone on the vascular reaction to large doses of horse serum using the rabbit ear chamber technique, J. Lab. and Clin. Med. 38: 497, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Presented at the Thirty-third Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Cleveland, Ohio, April 24, 1952.From the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago.The work was sponsored from a grant from the United States Public Health Service. 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