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Title: With regard to glucocorticoids, a. an inability to secrete glucocorticoids resul
Post by: colleen on Aug 7, 2014
With regard to glucocorticoids,
a. an inability to secrete glucocorticoids results in greater reactivity/toxicity to stressors.
b. secretion of glucocorticoids is controlled by the central nucleus of the amygdala.
c. these act to increase levels of hormones that affect sexual function.
d. cortisol is a glucocorticoid released by the anterior pituitary gland.
e. receptors for the glucocorticoids are mostly found within limbic system neurons.


Title: Re: With regard to glucocorticoids, a. an inability to secrete glucocorticoids resul
Post by: ThePsychic on Aug 10, 2014
With regard to glucocorticoids, an inability to secrete glucocorticoids results in greater reactivity/toxicity to stressors.