CHRONIC UNPREDICTABLE MILD STRESS PROGRESSIVELY DISTURBS GLUCOSE METABOLISM AND APPETITE HORMONES IN RATS

摘要

ContextChronic stress is characterized by increased release of catecholamines, glucocorticoids and other neurohumoral factors, predisposing individuals to obesity, insulin resistance and vascular disease, pathologies considered priority health problems. Study of alterations induced by stress on metabolism in association with food intake modulatory hormones (insulin, leptin and ghrelin) is mandatory.