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Here's a list of the effects of cortisol.

cardiovascular

arterioles are more responsive to the SNS - constrict more

Heart is more responsive to the SNS -- increased heart strength

 

liver

stored glucose is released into the blood

adipose tissue

lipids are released from storage in arms and legs, redeposited in trunk

skeletal

decreased bone deposition

renal

Na+/K+ ATPase activated, reabsorbing Na+ and H2O into the blood and secreting K+ into the urine

Calcium lost in the urine

 

 

 

 

 

muscular

actin and myosin breakdown

immune

thymus gland atrophies

prostaglandin production blocked

fewer neutrophils leave bloodstream to enter tissues

monocytes and macrophages les active

pancreas

decreased insulin release

 

 

 

 

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