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corticosteroid
Used for:
adrenal cortex hormone
Broader Terms:
pregnane compound
Broader Terms:
steroid hormone
Narrower Terms:
dehydroepiandrosterone
Narrower Terms:
glucocorticoid
Narrower Terms:
mineralocorticoid
Scope Note:
any of the 21-carbon steroids elaborated by the adrenal cortex (excluding the sex hormones of adrenal origin) in response to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) released by the pituitary gland or to angiotensin II; called also adrenocorticoid, corticoid, adrenal cortical or adrenocortical steroid, and adrenocortical or cortical hormone.
Term Number:
0059-5614
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