Dynamics of adrenal glucocorticoid steroidogenesis in health and disease

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 408, Issue , 2015, Pages 227-234

  Spiga, Francesca ^a   Lightman, Stafford L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex; Glucocorticoids; HPA axis; Inflammation; Steroidogenesis; Ultradian rhythm

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; STEROID;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISEASES; HEALTH; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISEASE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEALTH; HUMANS; STEROIDS;

EID: 84940000685     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.02.005     Document Type: Review

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