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- noun
glucocorticoid
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Examples
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Bal MP, de Vries WB, van der Leij FR, van Oosterhout MF, Berger RM, et al. (2005) Neonatal glucocorticosteroid treatment causes systolic dysfunction and compensatory dilation in early life: studies in 4-week-old prepubertal rats.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Emilio A. Herrera et al. 2010
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Ped Res 52: de Vries WB, Bal MP, Homoet-van der Kraak P, Kamphuis PJ, van der Leij FR, et al. (2006) Suppression of physiological cardiomyocyte proliferation in the rat pup after neonatal glucocorticosteroid treatment.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Emilio A. Herrera et al. 2010
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* combining bronchodilator (PDE 3) and anti-inflammatory actions (PDE 4) in a single drug, something that is currently achieved with a combination long acting beta agonist ( "LABA") plus a glucocorticosteroid in an inhaler;
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