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differentiate mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids​

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Answered by Sanjna999
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Glucocorticoids are distinguished from mineralocorticoids by their specific receptors, target cells, and effects. ... Glucocorticoids are chiefly produced in the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex, whereas mineralocorticoids are synthesized in the zona glomerulosa.

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Answered by karannnn43
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Mineralocorticoids

⏺️ A class of corticosteroids, which in turn are a class of steroid hormones.

⏺️Mineralocorticoids are produced in the adrenal cortex and influence salt and water balances (electrolyte balance and fluid balance).

⏺️The primary mineralocorticoid is aldosterone.

Glucocorticoids

⏺️A class of corticosteroids, which are a class of steroid hormones.

⏺️Glucocorticoids are corticosteroids that bind to the glucocorticoid receptor that is present in almost every vertebrate animal cell.

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