adrenocortical hormones


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a·dre·no·cor·ti·cal hor·mones

hormones secreted by the human adrenal cortex, for example, cortisol, aldosterone, corticosterone.
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a·dre·no·cor·ti·cal hor·mones

(ă-drēnō-kōrti-kăl hōrmōnz)
Hormones secreted by the human cortex of the suprarenal gland, e.g., cortisol, aldosterone, corticosterone.
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(13) Kendall isolated 6 active adrenocortical hormones from the adrenal gland and named them in the order in which they were isolated, i.e., Compound A through F (Compound A is 11-dehydrocorticosterone, Compound B is corticosterone or Reichstein's substance H, Compound C is 5[alpha]-pregnane-3[alpha], 11[beta], 17[alpha], 21-tetrol-20-one or Reichstein's substance C, Compound D is 5[alpha]-pregnane-3[beta], 11[beta], 17[alpha], 20[beta], 21-pentol or Reichstein's substance A, Compound E is cortisone or Reichstein's substance F, and Compound F is cortisol or Reichstein's substance M).
Functional zonation of the rat adrenal cortex: the development and maintenance
Based on these results and in previous studies [22, 24-26], we can assume that there are two distinct groups of PCOS: one composed of nonobese, noninsulin resistant women, showing higher levels of LH and adrenocortical hormones (cortisol and DHEA-S) and another composed of obese, insulin resistant women showing lower levels of LH and adrenocortical products.
Adrenocortical production is associated with higher levels of luteinizing hormone in nonobese women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Adrenocorticotropic hormone; adrenocortical steroids and their synthetic analogs; inhibitors of the synthesis and actions of adrenocortical hormones. In: Hardman JG, Limbird LE, Gilman AG, editors.
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