Glucocorticoids and the circadian clock
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Glucocorticoids and the circadian clock.
Glucocorticoids, hormones produced by the adrenal gland cortex, perform numerous functions in body homeostasis and the response of the organism to external stressors. One striking feature of their regulation is a diurnal release pattern, with peak levels linked to the start of the activity phase. This release is under control of the circadian clock, an endogenous biological timekeeper that acts...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0022-0795,1479-6805
DOI: 10.1677/joe-08-0415