Metabolic Mystery: Unlock the Hormone Grid

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Across
  1. 5. Electrolyte driven into cells by insulin in emergency management
  2. 8. Amino acid precursor for catecholamine synthesis
  3. 9. Process inhibited by insulin to prevent ketone formation
  4. 11. Outermost adrenal cortex layer regulating electrolyte balance
  5. 16. Innermost cortex layer producing weak androgens
  6. 17. Catecholamine released during acute stress increasing cardiac output
  7. 18. Adrenal medulla acts as a modified version of this system
  8. 19. Acidic metabolites accumulated in insulin deficiency
  9. 20. Insulin sensitive glucose transporter in skeletal muscle
Down
  1. 1. Adrenal layer primarily stimulated by ACTH
  2. 2. Hormone that counteracts insulin during fasting
  3. 3. Intracellular second messenger mediating catecholamine effects
  4. 4. Condition due to prolonged excess of glucocorticoids
  5. 6. Hepatic pathway activated to store excess glucose after a meal
  6. 7. Macromolecule synthesis promoted by insulin in muscle
  7. 10. Hormone responsible for sodium retention and potassium excretion
  8. 12. Autoimmune destruction here leads to absolute insulin deficiency
  9. 13. Postprandial hormone that shifts metabolism from catabolic to anabolic state
  10. 14. Chronic disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycemia
  11. 15. Glucocorticoid that increases gluconeogenesis during stress