ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018; 115(17): E4091-E4100The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is a critical neurohormonal network that regulates homeostasis and coordinates the stress response. Glucocorticoids (GCs) are critical for life and are key regulators of cognitive, metabolic and immunologic homeostasis (4). Clinical studies in healthy human subjects, usi...