A corticosteroid, C21H30O4, that functions in the metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins.
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A corticosteroid, C21H30O4, that functions in the metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins.
An adrenal corticosteroid hormone necessary for the maintenance of life in adrenalectomized animals; protects against stress, influences muscular efficiency, and influences carbohydrate and electrolyte metabolism.
A steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex; it is usually classified as a glucocorticoid, but it also has slight mineralocorticoid activity.
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| Molecular formula | C21H30O4 |
| Molar mass | 346.461 |
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Corticosterone is a 21 carbon steroid hormone of the corticosteroid type produced in the cortex of the adrenal glands.
In many species, including rodents, corticosterone is the principal glucocorticoid, involved in regulation of fuel metabolism, immune reactions, and stress responses.
However, in humans, corticosterone is produced primarily in the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex. It has only weak glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid potencies in humans and is important mainly as an intermediate in the steroidogenic pathway from pregnenolone to aldosterone.
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