Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

The adrenal cortical hormone.

PFIFFNER, Joseph John (1903 – 1975)

SWINGLE, Wilbur Willis (1891 – 1975)

Medicine, 11, 371-433. 1932.

The cortical hormone prepared by Swingle and Pfiffner (“eschatin”) was found to be very effective in the treatment of Addison’s disease. Their first paper on the subject appeared in Science, 1930, 71, 321.

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ENDOCRINOLOGY › Adrenals

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