Chronically High Cortisol Levels Can Be Harmful to an Individual

question 78

Multiple Choice

Chronically high cortisol levels can be harmful to an individual by:

• A) increasing the vulnerability of the hippocampus.
• B) killing off natural killer cells.
• C) increasing metabolism.
• D) elevating fevers.

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