ADRENAL STEROID HORMONES IN THE BLOOD

• BOUND TO TRANSCORTIN OR CORTICOSTEROID BINDING GLOBULIN (CBG)

• SECRETED BY LIVER BUT AT 1/1000 TH THE CONCENTRATION OF ALBUMIN

• 95% CLUCOCORTICOIDS AND 65% ALDOSTERONE

• LONG HALF LIFE (90 AND 30 MINUTES)

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