deoxycortone


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de·ox·y·cor·ti·cos·ter·one (DOC),

(dē-oks'ē-kōr'ti-kos'tĕr-ōn),
An adrenocortical steroid, principally a biosynthetic precursor of corticosterone, which occasionally appears in adrenocortical secretions; a potent mineralocorticoid with no appreciable glucocorticoid activity.
Synonym(s): 21-hydroxyprogesterone, cortexone, deoxycortone, desoxycortone
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