Glucocorticoid Hormones

Glucocorticoid hormones promote gluconeogenesis and, in pharmacological doses, suppresses inflammation reactions. -corticotropin is secreted from the anterior pituitary, and it stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, which in turn act on a number of tissues.

See also: Figure 19.24, Cortisol, Figure 23.8, Steroid Metabolism, Steroid Hormone Synthesis, Steroid Hormones, Mineralocorticoids, Steroid and Thyroid Hormones - Intracellular Receptors

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