Phosphaturic Effect of Cortisone in Normal and Parathyroidectomized Rats.

Abstract
Summary 1) The effect of cortisone on serum inorganic phosphorus concentration and urinary phosphorus excretion has been investigated in normal and parathyroidectomized rats. 2) It has been found that cortisone exerts a phosphaturic action which is not dependent upon the presence of the parathyroid glands nor accompanied by elevation of serum phosphorus concentration.