What is another word for cortisol?
Possible synonyms include hydrocortisone.
(biochemistry, steroids) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that mediates various metabolic processes (such as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties, and whose levels in the blood may become elevated in response to physical or psychological stress.
Depending on context, synonyms include hydrocortisone.
Related dictionary entries include hydrocortisone, glucocorticoid, cortisone, corticosteroid, corticosterone, glucorticoid.
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Possible synonyms include hydrocortisone.
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