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We propose a mathematical model for the regulation system of the secretion of glucocorticoids and determined the coefficients in the system of ordinary differential equations. Some results are calculated which agree with the experimental results.
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Bingzheng, L., Zhenye, Z. & Liansong, C. A mathematical model of the regulation system of the secretion of glucocorticoids. J Biol Phys 17, 221–233 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00386598
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