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Glucocorticoids are also highly important in the Regulation of your Metabolism. (Rodney Rhoades and Richard Pflanzer, Human Physiology, Fourth Edition, year unstated, pg 437) |
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Glucocorticoids (e.g. | <p>Glucocorticoids (e.g. <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Cortisol">Cortisol</a>l) are a type of <a href="Steroid hormone">steroid hormone</a> that are produced in the <a href="Adrenal cortex">adrenal cortex</a> of the <a href="Adrenal gland">adrenal gland</a> that is situated just above the kidneys. | ||
</p><p>These <a href="Hormones">hormones</a> have their major effects on <a href="Metabolism">metabolism</a>, such as the metabolism of <a href="Carbohydrates">carbohydrates</a>, <a href="Lipids">lipids</a> and <a href="Protein">protein</a>. | |||
These | </p><p>A chronic excess of glucocorticoids (e.g. from oral steroid therapy) which causes a loss of the normal feedback fuction and can lead to <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Cushing sydrome">Cushing sydrome</a>. | ||
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A chronic excess of glucocorticoids (e.g. from oral steroid therapy) which causes a loss of the normal feedback fuction and can lead to& | |||
Revision as of 10:53, 20 October 2014
Glucocorticoids (e.g. <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Cortisol">Cortisol</a>l) are a type of <a href="Steroid hormone">steroid hormone</a> that are produced in the <a href="Adrenal cortex">adrenal cortex</a> of the <a href="Adrenal gland">adrenal gland</a> that is situated just above the kidneys.
These <a href="Hormones">hormones</a> have their major effects on <a href="Metabolism">metabolism</a>, such as the metabolism of <a href="Carbohydrates">carbohydrates</a>, <a href="Lipids">lipids</a> and <a href="Protein">protein</a>.
A chronic excess of glucocorticoids (e.g. from oral steroid therapy) which causes a loss of the normal feedback fuction and can lead to <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Cushing sydrome">Cushing sydrome</a>.