Some Effects of Adrenal Cortical Steroids on Intermediary Metabolism

Abstract

The importance of the adrenal gland to the total economy of the individual was indicated by the classic description of Thomas Addison in 1855 and the sub- sequent experiments of Brown-Sdquard (1856). It was not until 1908, however, that Bierry and Malloizel first described hypoglycaemia in adrenalectomized dogs.