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...ww.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/salivarycort.html Salivary Cortisol Measurement and Challenge Tests]

...al hyperplasia]], and [[Cushing's syndrome]] (caused by hyperproduction of cortisol). [[Cushing's disease]] refers to one particular cause of Cushing's syndrom

...eared to mediate the increased responses in women with dysmenorrhoea. Mean cortisol was significantly lower in women with dysmenorrhoea and was negatively corr

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...ue to corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses. Hydrocortisone binds to the [[cortisol receptor]], as do all glucocorticoids, to trigger metabolic, immunologic, c

...nzyme 11-beta hydroxysteroid type one which converts inactive cortisone to cortisol, the more adipose tissue you have the more conversion<ref name=Foss11/>, th ...beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 which, in humans, converts active cortisol to inactive cortisone. Mothers who are exposed to high stress levels or who

...l corticosterone aldosterone stickfig DEVolk.jpg|right|450px|Structures of cortisol, the major glucocorticoid, corticosterone and aldosterone, the major minera ...the C-17 carbon must occur before the hydroxylation at C-21 to synthesize cortisol, otherwise corticosterone is formed. Aldosterone, the major mineralcortico

...n abnormal [[cytochrome P-450]] 3A5 allele that may reduce metabolism of [[cortisol]] and [[corticosterone]] (a precursor of [[aldosterone]]).<ref name="pmid12

...te memory while chronic stress associated with prolonged hypersecretion of cortisol may have the opposite effect. The [[limbic system]], including the [[hippoc

...was avoided after bilateral [[adrenalectomy]] and completely restored by [[cortisol]] replacement. <ref>Solomon J, Mayer J (1973) The effect of adrenalectomy o ...n enzyme that catalyses the conversion of inactive [[cortisone]] to active cortisol, a potent glucocorticoid. It is found throughout the body and is a highly r

...ng the [[adrenal cortex]], ACTH causes secretion of [[glucocorticoid]]s ([[cortisol]] or [[corticosterone]]). These induce [[glyconeogenesis]], supplying energ

''The classical view of the stress HPA axis is that the stress hormone, cortisol, negatively feeds back on the pituitary and hypothalamus to reduce its acti

...TE, McEwen BS, Singer BH, Albert MS, Rowe JW. (1997) Increase in urinary cortisol excretion and memory declines: MacArthur studies of successful aging.] ''J ...creases in cortisol may not represent irreversible effects, as declines in cortisol were associated with improvements in memory

...d retrieval and in assigning emotional significance to sensory inputs, and cortisol has powerful actions at these sites.<ref>Zola SM (1998) Memory, amnesia, an ...ficits and other maladaptive symptoms. In animal studies, high levels of [[cortisol]] can cause hippocampal damage, which may cause short-term memory deficits;

...is generally fatal unless glucocorticoids are administered from birth as [[cortisol]] is essential for humans, but a few rare individuals with the mutation hav

...eicosanoid]]s. Examples of [[steroid hormones]] are [[testosterone]] and [[cortisol]]. [[Sterol hormone]]s such as [[calcitriol]] are a [[homology (biology)|ho

...nd]] to modulate body temperature and the production of hormones such as [[cortisol]] and [[melatonin]]. Rats with damage to the SCN have no [[circadian rhythm

...is enhanced fetal exposure to glucocorticoids (GC). Tissue sensitivity to cortisol is regulated, in part, by the GC receptor and 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydro ...ed on establishing the mechanisms involved, which include changes in fetal cortisol, insulin, and leptin secretion or sensitivity. Intrauterine growth retardat

...cycle is driven by fluctuations in two main hormones: [[corticosterone]] (cortisol in humans) and [[melatonin]]. In rats, [[corticosterone]] secretion increas

...ds that produce the anabolic actions are known as [[anabolic steroids]]. [[Cortisol]] on the other hand, which is a steroid hormone produced by the [[adrenal g