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- Scope Note
- A change in the percentage of circulating cortisol that is bound to transcortin, a corticosteroid-binding globulin. Pregnancy or the administration of estrogens or oral contraceptives causes an increase in the plasma level of transcortin in women.
- Broader Keyword
- HEMATOLOGICAL EFFECTS
- Related Keyword
- ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES