Question

Which hormone is known as the stress hormone and why?

Answer 1

Stress hormone in animals:

1. Cortisol is frequently referred to it as a stress hormone because it helps the body respond to stress,
2. As your body reacts to stress, adrenal glands produce and release cortisol into your bloodstream.
3. The "stress hormone," cortisol, is known to increase heart rate and blood pressure.
4. The natural "flight or battle" response of humans has allowed them to survive for thousands of years.

Stress hormone in plants:

1. Abscisic acid is the term for the stress hormone in seedlings (ABA).
2. It controls abscission and hibernation and inhibits crop production.
3. Abscisic acid is an innately occurring, dextrorotatory compound.
4. Synthetic ABA being used in commerce is a racemic mixture.
5. Cells in the xylem, pith, and parenchyma transit ABA.