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<hormone>
The major adrenal glucocorticoid, stimulates conversion of proteins to carbohydrates, raises blood sugar levels and promotes glycogen storage in the liver.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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