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1. The last parts are mediated either by the aldosterone synthase ( for aldosterone ) or by the 11?-hydroxylase ( for corticosterone ).
2. As a result, many birds have reduced levels of corticosterone when they moult so as to prevent the degradation of their new feathers.
3. The last part is either mediated by the aldosterone synthase ( for aldosterone ) or by the 11?-hydroxylase ( for corticosterone ).
4. Chronic administration of the antidepressant Fluoxetine lowered corticosterone levels in T7 mice and reduced depression-like behavior while leaving their circadian rhythms unaffected.
5. The 30-minute trial corresponded to a peak level of the stress hormone corticosterone, which was secreted in response to the electric shock.
6. By overexpressing SK2 in the basolateral amygdala, anxiety in experimental animals can be reduced together with general levels of stress-induced corticosterone secretion.
7. In comparison with other animal studies, examination of neuroimmune responses in plasma revealed a trend toward increase in corticosterone in PTSD and combination groups.
8. Corticosterone has only weak glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid potencies in humans and is important mainly as an intermediate in the steroidogenic pathway from pregnenolone to aldosterone.
9. In 1938, Fleischmann and Kann determined that in addition to estrogen, a specific adrenal hormone, corticosterone, could cause the observed bitterling ovipositor reaction.
10. To counter this, during extended periods of food shortage, some species of chicks may suppress corticosterone activity and thus reduce the negative effects elevated corticosterone induces.