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Sex hormones and glucocorticoids are produced in the _________________. These hormones promote normal cell metabolism and help resist long term stressors.

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cholesterol

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Corticosteroids and sex hormones are derived from cholesterol through the same sterodoigenic pathway, with common metabolic intermediate, progesterone, and are under the control of the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal gland (HPA) axis (9).

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