Asked by armando
All of the following are key hormones in muscle and bone formation except __________.
A.
cortisol
B.
estrogen
C.
growth hormone
D.
epinephrine
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A. cortisol
Cortisol is primarily catabolic — it promotes protein breakdown and bone resorption and therefore opposes muscle and bone formation. Growth hormone and estrogen are anabolic for bone and muscle (epinephrine mobilizes energy but is not a primary anabolic hormone).
Cortisol is primarily catabolic — it promotes protein breakdown and bone resorption and therefore opposes muscle and bone formation. Growth hormone and estrogen are anabolic for bone and muscle (epinephrine mobilizes energy but is not a primary anabolic hormone).
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