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Adrenal cortical hormones Mineralocorticoids

A -cortisol prednisolone, cortisone (ban. inn] (cortisone acetate [usan] Kendall s compound E Reichstein s Substance Fa Wintersteiner s compound F NSC 9703 Cortisyl ) is a natural adrenal cortical hormone, a CORTICOSTEROID, which is converted to hydrocortisone in the liver. It has both GLUCOCORTICOID and MINERALOCORTICOID activity. It can therefore be used orally to make up for hormonal deficiency (especially mineral balance), for instance, following surgical removal of the adrenal glands. It can also be used for its ANTIINFLAMMATORY and ANTIALLERGIC properties in treating rheumatoid arthritis and in rheumatic fever therapy, cortisone acetate cortisone. [Pg.85]

An adrenal cortical steroid hormone that is the most powerful mineralocorticoid. Probably the chief regulator of sodium, potassium, and chlorine metabolism approximately 30 times as active as deoxycorticosterone. [Pg.35]

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