Abstract
Summary
Treatment for 21 days with one mg of corticotropin or 5 mg of cortisone acetate daily caused a marked decline in the population of globule leucocytes in the tracheal mucosa of rats. Administration of 6 mg corticotropin or 10 mg cortisone acetate daily caused these cells to disappear almost completely. In this response, the globule leucocyte resembles the lymphocyte.
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