"corticosterone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: corticosterones [plural]
Etymology: From cortico- + -sterone. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|cortico|sterone}} cortico- + -sterone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} corticosterone (countable and uncountable, plural corticosterones)
  1. (biochemistry, steroids) A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism. Wikipedia link: corticosterone Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: dehydrocorticosterone, deoxycorticosterone, desoxycorticosterone Translations (Translations): corticosterone [masculine] (Italian), コルチコステロン (koruchikosuteron) (Japanese), corticosteron [masculine] (Romanian), corticosterona [feminine] (Spanish)

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