hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal

“If people get more into depression it’s partly because of what’s called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, abbreviated as HPA,” she explains.

You’re Better Than Your Job Search Marc Cenedella 2010

Here’s how it works in your body: You have a stress circuit that loops between your nervous system and your stress hormones called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis (see Figure 9.1).

You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

Here’s how it works in your body: You have a stress circuit that loops between your nervous system and your stress hormones called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis (see Figure 9.1).

You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

Figure 9.1 Under Attack When we’re stressed, our brain goes through a cascade of chemical reactions through a circuit called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.

You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

Figure 9.1 Under Attack When we’re stressed, our brain goes through a cascade of chemical reactions through a circuit called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.

You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

After the initial perception of a challenge or threat, the HPA hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis comes into play.

SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010

CRH also activates the HPA hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which results in the release of the hormone cortisol from the adrenal glands.

SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010

HPA hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis: and anatomy of stress, 50, 52

SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010

CRH also activates the HPA hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which results in the release of the hormone cortisol from the adrenal glands.

SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010

HPA hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis: and anatomy of stress, 50, 52

SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010