Cortisol and cortisone {corticosteroid}| are from adrenal cortex, convert proteins to carbohydrates, prevent inflammation, increase metabolism rate, increase glycogen storage in liver, darken skin, and stimulate milk production. CYP17 gene modifies cholesterol to make cortisol. Cortisol suppresses lymphocyte interleukin-2 activity. Long-term stress increases cortisol. Adrenal-cortex aldosterone, corticosterone, and deoxycorticosterone regulate sodium and potassium metabolism.
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