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  • noun Plural form of corticoid.

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  • The adrenals intensify their output of adrenalin into your bloodstream, along with a family of related hormones called corticoids.

    Stress and the Manager KARL ALBRECHT 1979

  • The adrenals intensify their output of adrenalin into your bloodstream, along with a family of related hormones called corticoids.

    Stress and the Manager KARL ALBRECHT 1979

  • The adrenals intensify their output of adrenalin into your bloodstream, along with a family of related hormones called corticoids.

    Stress and the Manager KARL ALBRECHT 1979

  • In situations of considerable stress, our adrenal glands produce adrenaline and a group of hormones that I have called "corticoids"; of these, cortisone is perhaps the best known.

    How To Cope With Stress 1970

  • Corticosteroids, also called cortisone, corticoids, or steroids, represent a powerful and commonly used therapy for allergies 4.

    Dr. Richard Palmquist: Does Your Pet Have Allergies? Dr. Richard Palmquist 2011

  • In addition, through a long-loop feedback, a high blood level of corticoids similarly inhibits too much ACTH secretion.

    Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993

  • ACTH, reaching the adrenal cortex, triggers the secretion of corticoids, mainly glucocorticoids such as cortisol or corticosterone.

    Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993

  • Usually secreted in lesser amounts are the pro-inflammatory corticoids, which stimulate the proliferative ability and reactivity of the connective tissue, enhancing the inflammatory potential.

    Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993

  • Thus, anti-inflammatory corticoids have proved effective in treating diseases whose major complaint is inflammation of the joints, eyes, or respiratory passages.

    Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993

  • The corticoids also facilitate various other enzyme responses and suppress immune reactions and inflammation, thereby helping the body to coexist with potential pathogens.

    Handbook of Stress Leo Goldberger 1993

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