EFFECTS OF BACTERIAL ENDOTOXIN ON METABOLISM : I. CARBOHYDRATE DEPLETION AND THE PROTECTIVE ROLE OF CORTISONE

Mice of different strains were protected against the lethal effect of bacterial endotoxin by concurrent injections of cortisone. Either inadequate amounts of cortisone or excessive quantities of endotoxin voided the protection. Analyses of blood sugar, liver glycogen, muscle glycogen, and total bod...

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Main Authors: Berry, L. Joe, Smythe, Dorothy S., Young, Leona G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1959
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2137012/