Coffigny H, Pasquier C
Strahlentherapie. 1983 Apr;159(4):242-5.
Plasma ACTH and adrenal and plasma corticosterone levels were studied in rats during 30 days after LD50 irradiation. Plasma cortisol levels were studied in man after protracted whole-body irradiation. In both cases, a period of great instability of adrenal function was associated with bad clinical conditions. Then, a period of adrenal dysfunctioning, reversible with time, occurred in rats and in one patient.
研究了半数致死剂量辐射后30天内大鼠的血浆促肾上腺皮质激素（ACTH）、肾上腺及血浆皮质酮水平。还研究了长期全身照射后人的血浆皮质醇水平。在这两种情况下，肾上腺功能的高度不稳定期均与不良临床状况相关。随后，大鼠和一名患者出现了肾上腺功能障碍期，且该障碍随时间可逆转。
