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This triggers the pituitary gland, a pea-sized gland found at the base of the brain, to release adrenocorticotropic hormone which then stimulates the adrenal gland sitting on top of the kidneys to release cortisol, the major stress hormone.

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And the adrenal glands make androgens, which are a masculinizing hormone.

And in the review, what they were interested in seeing is what kind of stresses most reliably raise levels of cortisol, the central stress hormone.

And the daf-2 gene encodes a hormone receptor.

So what you see in the picture there is a cell with a hormone receptor in red punching through the edge of the cell.

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