Central actions of glucocorticoids in the control of body fluid homeostasis: Review

The involvement of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in the control of body fluid homeostasis has been extensively investigated in the past few years. In the present study, we reviewed the recent results obtained using different approaches to investigate the effects of glucocorticoids on the m...

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Main Authors: S.G. Ruginsk, A. Lopes da Silva, R.R. Ventura, L.L.K. Elias, J. Antunes-Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000100010