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[Importance of the 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzyme in clinical disorders].
Orvosi hetilap - 24 Feb 2013
Feldman Karolina, Likó István, Nagy Zsolt, Szappanos Agnes, Grolmusz Vince Kornél, Tóth Miklós, Rácz Károly, Patócs Attila
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Glucocorticoids play an important role in the regulation of carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism, they modulate the function of the immune system, and contribute to stress response. Increased and decreased production of glucocorticoids causes specific diseases. In addition to systemic hypo- or hypercortisolism, alteration of local synthesis and metabolism of cortisol may result in tissue-specific hypo- or...
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