Prolonged Stress is detected by the hypothalamus, which releases corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) that targets the pituitary gland and stimulates the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) that targets the adrenal cortex of the adrenal gland, stimulating the release of cortisol, which causes effects such as:
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