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A naturally hypersensitive glucocorticoid receptor elicits a compensatory reduction of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis activity early in ontogeny.
Open biology - 1 Jul 2016
Muráni Eduard, Ponsuksili Siriluck, Jaeger Alexandra, Görres Andreas, Tuchscherer Armin, Wimmers Klaus
Abstract excerpt
We comprehensively characterized the effects of a unique natural gain-of-function mutation in the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), GRAla610Val, in domestic pigs to expand current knowledge of the phenotypic consequences of GR hypersensitivity. Cortisol levels were consistently reduced in one-week-old piglets, at weaning and in peripubertal age, probably due to a reduced adrenal capacity to produce glucocorticoids...
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