Biochemistry
Cortisol
Adrenal glucocorticoid hormone central to stress response and catabolism.
Definition
Cortisol mobilizes glucose and suppresses inflammation but chronically elevated cortisol impairs immune function, sleep, and lean mass. Older GHRPs (hexarelin, GHRP-6) mildly raise cortisol; ipamorelin is selective and does not.
Related terms
Compounds that reference Cortisol
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