Fig. 7

Influence of thyroxin, insulin, cortisol and endogeneous adrenocorticotropic hormone on the major pathways of lipid metabolism. eACTH: endogeneous adrenocorticotropic hormone; Chol: cholesterol; FFA: free fatty acid; HSL: hormone-sensitive lipase; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; LDLr: low-density lipoprotein receptor; LPL: lipoprotein lipase; T4:thyroxine; TG: triglycerides; VLDL: very-low density lipoprotein. Adapted from Guyton and Hall (2021) [47]. Created with BioRender.com (Paulin, 2024)