dehydrocorticosterone

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A steroid occurring in the adrenal cortex or produced synthetically and having biological activity similar to that of corticosterone.

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11-dehydrocorticosterone corticoid, adrenal cortisone cortisone acetate steroid			The isoenzyme, 11 [beta] HSD1, facilitates the regeneration of active cortisol and corticosterone (both 11 hydroxy glucocorticoids) from their inactive forms, cortisone and 11 dehydrocorticosterone by oxidoreductase (11 [beta] reductase) action. Urinary hormones by Hinchcliffe, Christa; Ellis, Wendy / Townsend Letter			degree degrees of freedom degu degustation deha prakriti dehairing dehisce dehiscence dehorner dehorning dehull Dehumanization dehumidifier dehydrase dehydratase dehydrate dehydrated alcohol dehydrating agent dehydration dehydration fever dehydration of gingivae dehydro- dehydroandrosterone dehydrocholesterol dehydrocholic acid dehydrocorticosterone dehydroepiandrosterone dehydrogenase dehydrogenate dehydrogenation dehydrongaione dehydropiandrosterone dehydroretinal dehydroretinaldehyde dehydroretinol Deindividuation Deinocerites deinstitutionalization deiodinase deionization Deiter's nucleus Deiters' cell Deiters' nucleus DEJ deja Déjà Déjà Dit déjà vu deja vu phenomenon dejecta dejection			dehydrator dehydrator dehydrators dehydrators dehydrators dehydro- Dehydro-2-Deoxy-N-Acetyl-Neuraminic Acid Dehydro-L-Ascorbic Acid dehydroacetic acid Dehydroalanine at Position 5 Dehydroandrographolide Succinic Acid Monoester Dehydroandrosterone Dehydroandrosterone Dehydroascorbate Dehydroascorbate Dehydroascorbic acid Dehydrobenzene dehydrochlorinase dehydrochlorinase dehydrochlorinate dehydrochlorinate dehydrochlorinated dehydrochlorinates dehydrochlorinating dehydrochlorination dehydrochlorination dehydrocholesterol dehydrocholesterol dehydrocholic acid dehydrocholic acid dehydrocorticosterone dehydrocyclization Dehydroemetine Dehydroemetine Dehydroemetine dehydroepiandrosterone dehydroepiandrosterone dehydroepiandrosterone Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate dehydrofreezing dehydrogenase dehydrogenase dehydrogenase Dehydrogenases Dehydrogenases Dehydrogenases dehydrogenate dehydrogenate dehydrogenate dehydrogenated dehydrogenated dehydrogenated dehydrogenates dehydrogenates dehydrogenating dehydrogenating dehydrogenation dehydrogenation dehydrogenation

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