A Friend Tells You That His Aunt Jane Is Being

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Essay

A friend tells you that his Aunt Jane is being treated for a brain disorder that is causing her to produce too much of the glucocorticoid hormones.Your friend looked up the hormone and (correctly)found it to be produced by the adrenal glands.He says he doesn't understand why a brain disorder should have anything to do with the adrenal glands.What do you tell your friend to help him understand the connection between the two?

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