▁South ▁African ▁Police ▁Service , ▁post - ap art heid ▁police ▁force <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁humans ▁and ▁other ▁animals , ▁the ▁ad ren oc ort ical ▁h orm ones ▁are ▁h orm ones ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁ad ren al ▁cor tex , ▁the ▁outer ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁ad ren al ▁g land . ▁These ▁poly cyc lic ▁ster oid ▁h orm ones ▁have ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁roles ▁that ▁are ▁cru cial ▁for ▁the ▁body ’ s ▁response ▁to ▁stress ▁( for ▁example , ▁the ▁fight - or - fl ight ▁response ), ▁and ▁they ▁also ▁reg ulate ▁other ▁functions ▁in ▁the ▁body . ▁Th re ats ▁to ▁home ost asis , ▁such ▁as ▁injury , ▁chemical ▁im bal ances , ▁in fection , ▁or ▁psych ological ▁stress , ▁can ▁initi ate ▁a ▁stress ▁response . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁ad ren oc ort ical ▁h orm ones ▁that ▁are ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁stress ▁response ▁are ▁al d oster one ▁and ▁cort is ol . ▁These ▁h orm ones ▁also ▁function ▁in ▁reg ulating ▁the ▁conservation ▁of ▁water ▁by ▁the ▁kid ne ys ▁and ▁gl uc ose ▁met abol ism , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Class es ▁ ▁Ad ren oc ort ical ▁h orm ones ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁classes ▁by ▁function : ▁min eral oc ort ico ids , ▁gl uc oc ort ico ids , ▁and ▁and rog ens . ▁▁▁ ▁Min eral oc ort ico id ▁h orm ones ▁are ▁synth es ized ▁in ▁the ▁outer most ▁layer ▁of ▁the ▁ad ren