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Scientists unravel clue in cortisol production

04-24-2007 · EurekAlert!

Georgia Tech biologists have discovered an important step in the production of the hormone cortisol production. Given the hormone's importance to health, understanding how it is made is essential to producing medications that can alter its production.

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