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Glucocorticoid action of adrenocortical hormones

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The Adrenocortical Hormones

Part of the book series: The Adrenocortical Hormones ((HEP,volume 14 / 2))

Abstract

Classification is by its very nature restrictive, although it may often serve as a useful didactic device. The term “glucocorticoid” gained general acceptance about a decade ago, since it referred to the potent activity exerted by certain of the adrenal steroids on blood sugar level, glycogen storage and carbohydrate turnover. True as these observations were, they have had the unfortunate consequence of suggesting that the myriad effects of this group of compounds, recorded in the literature, are somehow the results of a primary effect on intermediary metabolism, specifically that of carbohydrates.

This chapter was submitted in August 1960; a few selected references were added in July 1962.

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Levine, R., Goldstein, M.S. (1964). Glucocorticoid action of adrenocortical hormones. In: Deane, H.W., Rubin, B.L. (eds) The Adrenocortical Hormones. The Adrenocortical Hormones, vol 14 / 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-13132-9_1

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