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glucocorticoid
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glucocorticoid [¦glü·kō¦kȯrd·ə‚kȯid]
(biochemistry)
A corticoid that affects glucose metabolism; secreted principally by the adrenal cortex.


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Moreover, exposure of rats to excessive levels of glucocorticoids causes thymus involution (Schuurman et al.
Rats raised with little physical contact secrete large amounts of glucocorticoids when stressed and possess relatively few receptors for these hormones.
 
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