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Cortisol is a :

A
glucocorticoid
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mineralocorticoid
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sex hormone
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none of these
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Solution

The correct option is A glucocorticoid
  • Cortisol is type glucocorticoid hormone, cortisol (glucocorticoid) also called as life-saving hormone as it increases the blood glucose level in the condition of tension through gluconeogenesis,
  • In the condition of tension the glucose consumption from neuron increases that can be fatal for one.
Other effects of cortisol are-
  1. Anti-inflammatory
  2. Immuno-suppressive
  3. BMR regulation
  4. RBC regulation

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