glucocorticoid

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  1. noun Any of a group of steroid hormones, such as cortisone, that are produced by the adrenal cortex, are involved in carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism, and have anti-inflammatory properties.

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  • The results indicate that glucocorticoids affect the signalling pathway of PTHrP by regulating both PTHrP and PTH1R expression and these mechanisms could be involved in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • A 35 year old woman was taking life long glucocorticoid (dexamethasone) and mineralocorticoid (fludrocortisone, Florinef, Squibb) replacement for congenital adrenal hyperplasia caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency. —  BMJ Latest Articles
  • The rises in 17-hydroxyprogesterone and adrenocorticotrophin indicate an inadequate replacement dose of glucocorticoid (dexamethasone), and the rise in plasma renin activity indicates an inadequate —  BMJ Latest Articles
  • Stress-produced glucocorticoids carry out their effects on prostaglandin synthesis through their interaction with mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors to a very similar degree. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • GH and IGF-I secretion are decreased in aging individuals, and abnormalities in the GH / IGF-I axis play a role in the pathogenesis of the osteoporosis of anorexia nervosa and after glucocorticoid exposure. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
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