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... > Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Pregnanes > Pregnenes > Pregnenediones > Hydrocortisone
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Adrenal Cortex Hormones > Hydroxycorticosteroids > 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids > Hydrocortisone
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Adrenal Cortex Hormones > Hydroxycorticosteroids > 11-Hydroxycorticosteroids > Hydrocortisone

Preferred term

Hydrocortisone  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The main glucocorticoid secreted by the ADRENAL CORTEX. Its synthetic counterpart is used, either as an injection or topically, in the treatment of inflammation, allergy, collagen diseases, asthma, adrenocortical deficiency, shock, and some neoplastic conditions. Oral tablet format of HYDROCORTISONE.

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Entry terms

  • 4068-92-2 ((9 beta,10 alpha,11 alpha)-isomer)
  • 50-23-7 (Hydrocortisone)
  • 566-35-8 ((11 alpha)-isomer)
  • 60103-17-5 (cpd w/o stereochem designation)
  • Cortisol
  • Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 11,17,21-trihydroxy-, (11beta)-
  • WI4X0X7BPJ

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Pharmacological Action(s)

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  • Hydrocortisone

    French

  • 4068-92-2 ((9 beta,10 alpha,11 alpha)-isomer)
  • 50-23-7 (Hydrocortisone)
  • 566-35-8 ((11 alpha)-isomer)
  • 60103-17-5 (cpd w/o stereochem designation)
  • Cortisol
  • Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 11,17,21-trihydroxy-, (11beta)-
  • WI4X0X7BPJ

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z1J0N971-N

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