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The hormone is a glucocorticoid while is a mineralocorticoid hormone.

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calcitonin
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cortisol
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aldosterone
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adrenaline
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Solution

The correct options are
B cortisol
C aldosterone
Glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids are steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex. Adrenal cortex secretes many hormones but the best known are aldosterone and cortisol. Aldosterone hormone is a glucocorticoid and cortisol is a mineralocorticoid.

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