Medical term:
corticosterone
corticosterone
[kor″tĭ-kos´tĕ-rōn]a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex; it affects carbohydrate, potassium, and sodium metabolism. It is usually classified as a glucocorticoid, but it also has slight mineralocorticoid activity.
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cor·ti·cos·ter·one
(kōr'ti-kos'ter-ōn),A corticosteroid that induces some deposition of glycogen in the liver, sodium conservation, and potassium excretion; the principal glucocortoid in the rat.
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corticosterone
(kôr′tĭ-kŏs′tə-rōn′)n.
A corticosteroid, C21H30O4, that is secreted into the bloodstream by the adrenal cortex in response to stress and stimulates many metabolic pathways, such as the production of glucose.
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cor·ti·cos·ter·one
(kōr'ti-kos'tĕr-ōn)A corticosteroid that induces some deposition of glycogen in the liver, sodium conservation, and potassium excretion; the principal glucocortoid in the rat.
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cor·ti·cos·ter·one
(kōr'ti-kos'tĕr-ōn)A corticosteroid that induces some deposition of glycogen in the liver, sodium conservation, and potassium excretion.
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