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Cushing's Syndrome - Exogenous
Alternate Names : Corticosteroid-Induced Cushing's Syndrome, Cushing's Syndrome - Corticosteroid Induced, Iatrogenic Cushing's Syndrome
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Hypothalamus Hormone Production
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The hypothalamus is an area of the brain that produces the "controlling" hormones. These hormones regulate body processes such as metabolism, and control the release of hormones from glands like the thyroid, the adrenals and the gonads (testes or ovaries).
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