Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A corticosteroid, C21H30O4, that functions in the metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins.
Wiktionary
- n. biochemistry A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. any of several steroid compounds secreted by the adrenal cortex; they are involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body.
WordNet 3.0
- n. secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body
Etymologies
- cortico- + ster(ol) + -one. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Galapagos released a hormone called corticosterone ....”
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“Their findings show that levels of a stress hormone called corticosterone increased the rats who were kept in isolation.”
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“The particular compound shown above (which Kendall called "compound B" and Reichstein called "substance H" in the days before its structure was determined) is now called corticosterone (kawr'tih-kos'ter-ohn).”
“This lack of effect on visceral adiposity is also surprising because Sub showed increased circulating corticosterone which is know to be associated with increased visceral adiposity”
“ÂFemales with high levels of corticosterone produced clutches of eggs that were extremely male-biased.”
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“In addition to the negative physiological effects associated with corticosterone i.e., bad partner = negative effects on health, a very interesting side-effect of the changes in hormone levels was observed.”
The Huffington Post: Carin Bondar: Is Your Crappy Boyfriend Stressing You Out? You Are Not Alone...
“Â In addition to the negative physiological effects associated with corticosterone i.e., bad partner = negative effects on health, a very interesting side-effect of the changes in hormone levels was observed.”
The Huffington Post: Carin Bondar: Is Your Crappy Boyfriend Stressing You Out? You Are Not Alone...
“It turns out that females mated to bad boyfriends had a 3.5 increase in plasma levels of corticosterone -- the major hormone linked to stress in birds.”
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“This work shows a direct connection between elevated levels of corticosterone and the sex ratio of resultant offspring, leading researchers to conclude that corticosterone may directly influence sex chromosome segregation during meiosis, or may lead to differential maturation rates of differentially sexed ova.”
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“Â This work shows a direct connection between elevated levels of corticosterone and the sex ratio of resultant offspring, leading researchers to conclude that corticosterone may directly influence sex chromosome segregation during meiosis, or may lead to differential maturation rates of differentially sexed ova.”
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