CORTICOSTERONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corticosterone mean? 

• CORTICOSTERONE (noun)
  The noun CORTICOSTERONE has 1 sense:

1. secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body

  Familiarity information: CORTICOSTERONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORTICOSTERONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Secreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("corticosterone" is a kind of...):

glucocorticoid (a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity)

 Context examples 

The determination of the amount of corticosterone present in a sample.

(Corticosterone Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in corticosterone metabolism.

(Cytochrome P450 11B2, Mitochondrial, NCI Thesaurus)

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the corticosterone to creatinine present in a sample.

(Corticosterone to Creatinine Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Functional mutations in the CYP11B2 gene are associated with congenital hypoaldosteronism, a disorder that is due to corticosterone methyloxidase type II deficiency.

(CYP11B2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the ratio of corticosterone compared to creatinine present in a sample.

(Corticosterone to Creatinine Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of corticosterone in a biological specimen.

(Corticosterone Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Metyrapone inhibits steroid 11-beta-hydroxylase, thereby inhibiting the synthesis of cortisol from 11-deoxycortisol, and corticosterone, the precursor of aldosterone, from deoxycorticosterone in the adrenal gland.

(Metyrapone Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)

Active corticosteroids such as cortisol and corticosterone activate the glucocorticoid receptor, a nuclear hormone receptor and transcription factor.

(Metabolic Syndrome Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Metyrapone inhibits 11-beta-hydroxylase, thereby inhibiting synthesis of cortisol from 11-deoxycortisol and corticosterone from desoxycorticosterone in the adrenal gland.

(Metyrapone, NCI Thesaurus)