Crossword clues for cortisol
The Collaborative International Dictionary
cortisol \cortisol\ n. a steroid hormone ( C21H30O5) active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism; -- called also hydrocortisone. It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent
Syn: hydrocortisone.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (context steroid hormone English) The steroid hormone hydrocortisone.
WordNet
n. an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism [syn: hydrocortisone, Hydrocortone, Cortef]
Wikipedia
Cortisol is a steroid hormone, in the glucocorticoid class of hormones, and is produced in humans by the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex within the adrenal gland. It is released in response to stress and low blood-glucose concentration.
It functions to increase blood sugar through gluconeogenesis, to suppress the immune system, and to aid in the metabolism of fat, protein, and carbohydrates. It also decreases bone formation.
Hydrocortisone ( INN, USAN, BAN) is a name for cortisol when it is used as a medication. Hydrocortisone is used to treat people who lack adequate naturally generated cortisol. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system.
Usage examples of "cortisol".
HealthGuard all the time: cortisol, adrenaline, endorphins, prostaglandins.
High cortisol, no alpha or beta-endorphins, traces of carnosine, amiglycine, and theta-asparcine.
The endocrinologists administered the cortisol and Luce oversaw the girls’ psychosexual development.
He graphed the levels of cortisol and acetylcholine, and then got on the Net and did a search on theta-asparcine.
The theory is that a hormone, cortisol, is associated with psychotic depression and RU-486 blocks the brain's receptors for cortisol.
The hormone cortisol, recently synthesized in the lab, had been found to arrest the virilization these girls normally underwent, allowing them to develop as normal females.