Hormone
desoxycorticosterone
Brand Names:
Percorten V; Zycortal
More Information:
ChemID; DailyMed; DrugInfo; PDR
Definitions related to desoxycorticosterone:
  • 21-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione; a mineralocorticoid normally produced in small quantities by the adrenal cortex, used as replacement therapy in Addison's Disease.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A C-21 steroid hormone synthesized by the adrenal gland that is a precursor for cortisol and aldosterone and has potential mineralocorticoid activity.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A steroid metabolite that is the 11-deoxy derivative of CORTICOSTERONE and the 21-hydroxy derivative of PROGESTERONE
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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