Abstract
Summary
1. Five rheumatoid arthritics treated with Cortisone and 10 treated with ACTH show a striking increase in urinary excretion of apparent free histidine. This increase in histidine urinary excretion has to date occurred only in association with clinical remission.
2. Plasma levels were not significantly altered during the average treatment period, but the maximum value reached during treatment showed a significant increase when compared with the highest control values.
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