any of a class of corticosteroids that control carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism and have anti-inflammatory activity
glucocorticoid in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(ɡlukoʊkɔrtɪkɔɪd)
Word forms: (regular plural) glucocorticoids
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Physiology)
A glucocorticoid is any one of a group of steroid hormones, such as cortisone, that are produced by the adrenal glands in the kidney and which control carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism, and have anti-inflammatoryactivity.
The key glucocorticoid in humans is cortisone, which is released by the adrenal glands.
Cortisone is a glucocorticoid that stimulates the conversion of proteins to glucose in the liver.
A glucocorticoid is any one of a group of steroid hormones, such as cortisone, that are produced bythe adrenal glands in the kidney and which control carbohydrate, protein, and fatmetabolism, and have anti-inflammatory activity.