Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis

• Cortisol actions

  • metabolic
    • hyperglycemic
    • lipolytic
  • catabolic
    • apoptosis
    • muscle & bone loss
  • immune
  • vascular (after hemorrhage)
  • anabolic actions
    • glycogen synthesis
    • fat synthesis
  • neurotoxic
    • damage to hipocampal neurones

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