Abstract
Naturally occurring steroids consist of glucocorticoids affecting glucose metabolism and having associated anti-inflammatory activity, mineralocorticoids acting predominantly on renal handling of salt and water, and sex hormones.
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Tattersfield, A.E., McNicol, M.W. (1987). Corticosteroids. In: Respiratory Disease. Treatment in Clinical Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3132-8_18
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