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cortisol

[ US /ˈkɔɹtɪˌsɔɫ/ ]
[ UK /kˈɔːtɪsˌɒl/ ]
NOUN
  1. an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism

How To Use cortisol In A Sentence

  • Other conditions are also associated with high levels of CRH and cortisol.
  • This stimulus results in the secretion of corticotropin into plasma, stimulation of corticotropin receptors in the adrenal cortex, and release of cortisol into the blood.
  • This inflammation is taken care of through the secretion of another hormone called cortisol which regulates inflammation and also acts as a messenger to the brain, letting it know what is going on with regard to this inflammation. Debbie Robins: Menopause Survival Guide: 7 TIPS to Keep Your Sanity Intact
  • The extra demand for cortisol cannot be met by the atrophied adrenal glands.
  • The pituitary, in turn, tells the fetal adrenal gland to secrete more cortisol.
  • Oftentimes, it is not the cortisol stimulating properties which are cited for their healing properties but some other biochemical agent such as allantoin in comfrey.
  • Cortisol from chronic stress doesn't only damage our brains directly. Times, Sunday Times
  • Now there's something to get the cortisol levels soaring. Times, Sunday Times
  • A trial by Annane et al published in JAMA in 2002 used a corticotrophin stimulation test to divide sepsis patient into those who responded with a cortisol increase to some decided upon cut off and those who did not. Corticosteroids in septic shock-the wheel keeps turning
  • In one of them, Dallman and her colleagues simulated chronic stress by increasing the brain concentration of a rodent version of the glucocorticoid called cortisol.
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