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Chronic increase of glucocorticoid level is known to play an important role in age-related neuron degeneration and poor memory.The intracellular glucocorticoid level is increased by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type1 (11β-HSD1) which converts biologically inactive11-dehydrogencorticosterone to active corticosterone in the rat.