Kendall Emerson

Inhibition of Aldosterone Secretion by Amphenone in Man

AMPHENONE was synthesized in 1950 by Allen and Corwin1 and has been shown to possess a high degree of biologic activity in animals2 3 4 and man.5 6 7 In animals the compound has been shown to affec...

THE RÔLE OF GONADAL AND ADRENAL CORTICAL HORMONES IN THE PRODUCTION OF EDEMA

Excerpt FEMALE SEX HORMONES The occurrence of generalized edema, associated with menstruation has been reported by Thomas,1Sweeney,2Molnar and Gruber3and Atkinson and Ivy.4Experimentally it has bee...

IDIOPATHIC HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; A REPORT OF 2 CASES

Excerpt Hypoparathyroidism is a condition which the internist meets fairly commonly. It generally results from the inadvertent removal of one or more parathyroid glands in the process of thyroid op...

Parathyroid carcinoma associated with acute parathyroid intoxication.

Excerpt Acute parathyroid intoxication in man has been reported but 10 times1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6and, except in one instance in which the intoxication was caused by the injection of parathormone,2has alw...

Paradoxical Response of Metastatic Breast Cancer to 17-Ethyl-19-Nortestosterone

Excerpt Whereas the beneficial effect of testosterone in the palliative treatment of breast cancer has been well established (1), it has not been as generally appreciated that this hormone may exer...

A clinicopathologic correlation of the effect of hypophysectomy in seven female patients with advanced carcinoma of the breast.

Abstract The histologic features of tumor cells before and after hypophysectomy for advanced carcinoma of the breast are presented with concurrent clinical and laboratory data in seven patients. The hormonal influences affecting remission and recurrence are discussed. Changes in the thyroid glands of seventeen patients who had had hypophysectomy are also reviewed.

Human Reproduction and Sexual Behavior

This volume provides a remarkably complete compendium of the most modern knowledge of the anatomy, both normal and pathological, and the psycho-physiology of the human reproductive system. It is designed to be of both educational and practical value for the internist as well as the endocrinologist. The opening chapters deal with the exciting new discoveries concerning the central nervous system control of the reproductive function, and the importance of this role is woven into the fabric of the book. There follows a detailed account of the embryologic development and physiological function of the male and female reproductive systems, ineluding essential biochemistry, ovulation, conception, and pregnancy. In these chapters a vast amount of new information is organized into a more accurate picture of these phenomena than has hitherto been presented. Brought up to date on the normal function of the reproductive system, the reader is led naturally into an excellent discussion

RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS

The National Tuberculosis Association is engaged in research work directed by two committees, one for social research, the other for medical research. The work of the Committee on Social Research is done largely through the granting of fellowships to special students for study of specific problems presented by the social and economic phases of tuberculosis work. Such fellowships are granted through universities and the work is done under the supervision of a professor of sociology experienced in the direction of research study. The Medical Research Committee is pursuing investigations in three important fields: the study of light, which is being developed by Mr. W. R. Earle of Dr. Cunninghams group at Vanderbilt University; a study of the history of infants in tuberculous and nontuberculous environments, undertaken by Dr. E. A. Park at the Harriet Lane Clinic of Baltimore, and studies in the biochemical analysis of the tubercle and other acid-fast