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“Basal levels of ACTH were higher after simvastatin (2.9 ± 1.9 pmol/1 vs 4.1 ± 2.9 pmol/l; P < 0.05) whereas basal levels of steroid hormones were not significantly changed.”
“Importantly, simvastatin treatment further diminished the adrenal glucocorticoid response to adrenocorticotropic hormone exposure (two-way ANOVA p < 0.05 for treatment).”