The hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis appears to play an important role in regulating the circadian fluctuations of brain-gut peptides, as well as the cell cycle of the gastrointestinal mucosa. Since dexamethasone treatment tended to restore circadian fluctuations lost to adren-x, the influence of adrenal glucocorticoids in the coordination of the rhythms of regulatory peptides and cell cycle kinetics appears to be substantial.
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