Danville (Illinois) Commercial News (Feb. 14) – “Cushing’s disease is caused by chronic, excessive exposure to cortisol,” explains Dr. Alyssa Baratta-Martin, a primary care veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana. Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands, which sit near the kidneys and play an important role in stress response, metabolism, and immune function.
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* News-Gazette (March 1)
https://www.news-gazette.com/living/pets/pet-talk-when-aging-isn-t-the-answer-cushing-s-disease-in-dogs/article_bb73c036-44b8-468b-aa4c-651cb2ad6320.html