Article
Molecular genetics of the stress-responsive adrenocortical axis.
Annals of medicine - 1 Jan 2008
Redei Eva E
Abstract excerpt
Stress-responsive adrenocortical function is the final physiological response to the cascade of events that occurs when the interaction between individuals and their environment takes place. Glucocorticoids are produced in response to perturbance of homeostasis and are necessary for the energy required to restore this homeostasis. Genetics contributes to the individual variation in basal and stimulated plasma...
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