Physiological functions of glucocorticoids in stress and their relation to pharmacological actions

Endocrine Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 25-44

  Munck, Allan ^a   Guyre, Paul M ^a   Holbrook, Nikki J ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HORMONE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2; LYMPHOKINE;

ADAPTATION SYNDROME; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WATER; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SHOCK; STRESS;

ANIMAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BODY WATER; CARBOHYDRATES; GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HORMONES; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-2; LYMPHOKINES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHOCK; STRESS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0021724901     PISSN: 0163769X     EISSN: 0163769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/edrv-5-1-25     Document Type: Article

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