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Meanings of cortisol in English

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cortisol
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cortisol

An adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.

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        Usage of cortisol in English
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        Four weeks of either cortisol treatment or psychosocial stress affected hippocampus-mediated memory.
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        Alcohol patients showed significantly elevated basal heart rate and salivary cortisol levels.
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        Furthermore, neither condition elicited a significant increase in cortisol over basal levels.
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        Researchers recently demonstrated that cortisol increases in response to mating-relevant social interactions.
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        CHECK-UP:What happens when the body is exposed to increased levels of cortisol?
        The Irish Times
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        Our results suggest that increased cortisol is negatively associated with delta sleep.
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        The increase in cortisol levels was preceded by a corresponding ACTH increase.
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        In addition, neurosteroid level such as cortisol was significantly increased in AD.
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        Even anticipation of the day off had an effect on cortisol levels.
        Reuters
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        Objective: Co-secretion of cortisol and aldosterone can be observed in adrenal adenomas.
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        Increased wake after sleep onset was associated with increased evening plasma cortisol.
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        Serum cortisol concentrations and ACTH stimulation tests were used to detect CIRCI.
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        These decreases were followed by a significant return to prenap cortisol concentrations.
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        This ineffective corticosteroidogenesis may contribute to the relatively low production of cortisol.
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        In addition, laboratory examination showed elevated plasma ACTH and serum cortisol levels.
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        There was no difference in the plasma concentration of cortisol or GH.
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        Cortisol through the time
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