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IT has long been established that deficiency in adrenal cortical hormones can give rise to loss of intracellular sodium, and that excess of these hormones leads to a retention of sodium and water by tissue cells, with a loss of intracellular potassium.
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JONES, E. Cellular Electrolytes and Adrenal Steroids. Nature 176, 269 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176269a0
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