Question

How do catecholamines affect blood glucose?

Answer 1

Catecholamines:

1. Catecholamines are hormones that the brain, nerve tissues, and adrenal glands produce.
2. The body releases catecholamines in response to emotional or physical stress.
3. Catecholamines trigger the disintegration of glycogen, leading to an increased concentration of glucose in the blood.
4. Catecholamines stimulate the breakdown of glycogen which results in an increase in the blood glucose level.
5. Catecholamines were the drugs of choice to treat hypotension during shock states.