Adrenal Steroid Hormones

The adult adrenal cortex produces three classes of steroid hormones: gluco-corticoids, mineralocorticoids, and adrenal androgens. The specialized fetal adrenal, in conjunction with the fetal liver, the placenta, and some maternal organs, produces the steroid hormones of pregnancy. Cortisol, the major glucocorticoid in humans, is rapidly synthesized and secreted in response to ACTH; this is ... ................
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