Do the interactions between glucocorticoids and sex hormones regulate the development of the Metabolic Syndrome?

The metabolic syndrome is basically a maturity-onset disease. Typically, its manifestations begin to flourish years after the initial dietary or environmental aggression began. Since most hormonal, metabolic or defense responses are practically immediate, the procrastinated response don't seem...

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Main Author: Marià eAlemany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2012.00027/full