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A hormone secreted by adrenal cortex and is called as life-saving hormone is

 

Option: 1

Adrenal

 


Option: 2

Cortisone

 


Option: 3

Collips hormone 

 


Option: 4

Cortisol

 


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As we have learnt:

 
 

Cortisol is the most abundant (about 95%). 

  • It stimulates the liver to synthesize carbohydrates from non-carbohydrates such as amino acids and glycerol.
  • The third effect of cortisol is to stimulate the break-down of fats in adipose tissue and release fatty acids into the blood.
  • It retards phagocytic activities of WBCs and thus suppresses ‘inflammation reaction’.
  • Cortisol is also “immunosuppressive”. 
  • It suppresses the synthesis of antibodies by inhibiting the production of lymphocytes in lymphoid tissues.
  • Cortisol has the capacity to cope with stress.
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