glucocorticoid
any of a class of steroid hormones that are synthesized by the adrenal cortex of vertebrates and have anti-inflammatory activity.
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How to use glucocorticoid in a sentence
These financial stressors would have flooded the hippocampus with glucocorticoids for months, damaging cells, destroying synapses, and ultimately shrinking the region.
Too many glucocorticoids for too long can impair the connections both within the prefrontal cortex and between it and the amygdala.
In the long term, elevated levels of glucocorticoids can cause changes that may lead to depression, anxiety, forgetfulness, and inattention.
British Dictionary definitions for glucocorticoid
/ (ˌɡluːkəʊˈkɔːtɪˌkɔɪd) /
any of a class of corticosteroids that control carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism and have anti-inflammatory activity
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