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The presence of adrenals is necessary for the genesis of the fatty liver damage in the second week after the totalbody X-irradiation. Cortison in moderate daily doses is capable of replacing this function of the adrenals in adrenalectomized mice.
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Skalka, M. Nebennierenfunktion und Veränderungen der Leber nach Röntgenbestrahlung. Experientia 15, 153–155 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02165536
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