Describe the steps that need to occur for the glucocorticoid receptor to bind to a GRE.

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Describe the steps that need to occur for the glucocorticoid receptor to bind to a GRE.

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Glucocorticoids can be defined as the are hormones that are essential for life and their synthesis along with its  release occurs, though  adrenal cortex in a circadian manner and the response to stress.

The  hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis controlled the secretion of these hormones.

The Presence of Internal and external signals stimulate the hypothalamus to release corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), which is responsible to act  on the anterior pituitary in order to stimulate the synthesis and secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).

 

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