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(biochemistry, steroids) A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism..
“The brain doesn’t get the rest it needs, resulting in a drop in executive function and accompanied by an increase in corticosterone levels.”
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Corticosterone means (biochemistry, steroids) A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism..
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“The brain doesn’t get the rest it needs, resulting in a drop in executive function and accompanied by an increase in corticosterone levels.”
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