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Cortisol is secreted from...

Cortisol is secreted from

A

Pancreas

B

thyroid

C

adrenal

D

thymus.

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The cells of zona fasciculate of adrenal cortex secretes mainly glucoordicoids. Glucocorticoids include three main hormones: cortisol, corticosteroine and cortisone.
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