Kvalitatiivne uurimustöö Emotsioonide regulatsioon ja stress
the interaction between these systems is complex (Raison et al., 2003, Pariante &
Miller, 2001; Adler, Felten & Cohen, 2001). Activation of the HPA axis by physical
or psychological stress begins with corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) secretion
from the Hypothalamus, CRH then signals the Anterior Pituitary gland to secrete
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), ACTH then acts on the Adrenal gland which
then produces glucocorticoids such as corticosterone and cortisol (Figure 3) which
have important metabolic and immunological effects (Arzt, 2001; Hoffman-Goetz &
Pederson, 1994; Fitzgerald, 1998).
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Figure 3. The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis (HPA)
Cortisol has been widely used in psychology to measure stress. Cortisol has metabolic
effects on liver glucose sythnesis, breakdown of skeletal muscle protein to amino
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