An increased ACTH result can mean that a person has Cushing disease, Addison disease, or ectopic ACTH-producing tumors. A decreased ACTH result can be due to an adrenal tumor, steroid medication, or hypopituitarism.
All fabrics will burn, but some are more combustible than others. Untreated natural fibers such as cotton, linen and silk burn more readily than wool, which is more difficult to ignite and burns with a low flame velocity. The weight and weave of the fabric will affect how easily the material will ignite and burn. Fabrics with a tight weave - wool, modacrylic, 100 percent polyester and those that are flame-retardant treated are good choices.
linen ËlÉªnÉ¨n is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant linum usitatissimum linen is laborious to manufacture but the fiber is very absorbent and garments made of linen are valued for their exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weatherinen is a bast fiber flax fibers vary in length from about 25 to 150 mm 1 to 6 in and average 12 16 micrometers in diameter there are two varieties shorter tow fibers used for coarser fabrics and longer line fibers used for finer fabrics