FUNCTIONS OF
GLUCOCORTICOIDS
1)METABOLISM
Carbohydrate-hyperglycemic
Protein-proteolysis
Fat-lipolysis
Food intake-increase appetite
Fat distribution-lipogenesis
2)PERMISSIVE ACTION
Stimulation of function of
catecholamines
Development of mammary gland
Hepatic enzyme system
development
Surfactant synthesis
Development of bacterial flora
and enzymes
3)CVS
GLUCOCORTICOIDS
1)METABOLISM
Carbohydrate-hyperglycemic
Protein-proteolysis
Fat-lipolysis
Food intake-increase appetite
Fat distribution-lipogenesis
2)PERMISSIVE ACTION
Stimulation of function of
catecholamines
Development of mammary gland
Hepatic enzyme system
development
Surfactant synthesis
Development of bacterial flora
and enzymes
3)CVS