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Glucocorticoid receptor variants: clinical implications.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Jun 2002
DeRijk R H, Schaaf M, de Kloet E R
Abstract excerpt
Following exposure to stress, cortisol is secreted from the adrenal cortex under the control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA-axis). Central in the regulation of the HPA-axis is a two tied corticosteroid-receptor system, comprised of high and low affinity receptors, the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) and the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), respectively. In addition, these corticosteroid receptors...
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