Exploring underlying mechanisms driving the onset of stress-induced insulin resistance
Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Physical and psychological stressors trigger activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis that leads to enhanced secretion of glucocorticoids e.g. cortisol. Moreover, chronic activation of this pathway may elev...
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Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20125 |