corticosterone
nounEtymology From cortico- + -sterone.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism.
- “The brain doesn’t get the rest it needs, resulting in a drop in executive function and accompanied by an increase in corticosterone levels.”2022, Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry, Penguin (2023), page 206:
- Derived terms
- dehydrocorticosterone, deoxycorticosterone, desoxycorticosterone