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Descriptor English:   Glucocorticoids 
Descriptor Spanish:   Glucocorticoides 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Glucocorticoides 
Synonyms English:   Effect, Glucocorticoid
Effects, Glucorticoid
Glucocorticoid
Glucocorticoid Effect
Glucorticoid Effects  
Tree Number:   D06.472.040.543
D27.505.696.399.472.488
Definition English:   A group of CORTICOSTEROIDS that affect carbohydrate metabolism (GLUCONEOGENESIS, liver glycogen deposition, elevation of BLOOD SUGAR), inhibit ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE secretion, and possess pronounced anti-inflammatory activity. They also play a role in fat and protein metabolism, maintenance of arterial blood pressure, alteration of the connective tissue response to injury, reduction in the number of circulating lymphocytes, and functioning of the central nervous system. 
Indexing Annotation English:   note entry term GLUCOCORTICOID EFFECT: use only for the glucocorticoid effect of a chemical substance
See Related English:   Receptors, Glucocorticoid
 
History Note English:   67 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AN analysis
AI antagonists & inhibitors BI biosynthesis
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CS chemical synthesis CH chemistry
CL classification DF deficiency
EC economics GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
IP isolation & purification ME metabolism
PK pharmacokinetics PD pharmacology
PH physiology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects ST standards
SD supply & distribution TU therapeutic use
TO toxicity UR urine
Record Number:   6082 
Unique Identifier:   D005938 

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