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NORMAN SAPEIKA, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1948;82(3):263-309.

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1. Introduction
   
2. Renal Hypertension
   

   The Role of the Adrenal Cortex in the "Renal Pressor Mechanism"
   

   
   
3. Changes in the Adrenal Cortex Associated with Hypertension in Man
   

   Autopsy Studies
   

   Biopsy and Clinical Studies
   

   
   
4. Adrenal Cortex Hormones and Their Functions
   

   Effect of Desoxycorticosterone in Man
   

   Effect of Desoxycorticosterone in Animals
   

   Effect of Other Hormones
   

   a - c Bodies (Raab)
   

   
   
5. Urinary Excretory Products of Adrenal Cortex Hormones as an Index of Adrenocortical Activity
   
   1. The Urinary 17-Ketosteroids
      
   2. Cortical-Like Material
      

   Comparison of These Excretory Products
   

   
   
6. Comment
   

   The Renal Pressor Mechanism
   

   The Role of the Adrenal Glands
   

   The Hypothalamic-Pituitary Mechanism
   

   The Basis of the Treatment of Hypertension
   

   1. Sympathectomy
      
   2. Thiocyanate Therapy
      
   3. Nonspecific or Inflammatory Reactions
      

   
   

   
   
7. Summary of Reports Indicating the Significance of the Adrenal Cortex in Arterial Hypertension
   

Author Affiliations
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

From the Department of Pharmacology, University of Cape Town.

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