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IN 1929–30 it was found that the cortex of the adrenal gland produces a hormone essential for life1. Several attempts have since been made to isolate it in pure form.
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FREMERY, P., LAQUEUR, E., REICHSTEIN, T. et al. Corticosteron, a Crystallized Compound with the Biological Activity of the Adrenal-cortical Hormone. Nature 139, 26 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139026a0
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