Addisons disease develops when the adrenal cortex does not secrete enough mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids. President John F.

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Addison’s disease develops when the adrenal cortex does not secrete enough mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids. President John F. Kennedy was diagnosed with the disease when he was a young man. Before he started treatment with hormone replacement therapy, he was hypoglycemic and lost weight. Which missing hormone was responsible for his weight loss? How might Addison’s disease have affected his blood pressure?

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Human Biology

ISBN: 9781305264540

11th Edition

Authors: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan

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