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desoxycorticosterone, deoxycorticosterone, 11-deoxycorticosterone
(dez-ok″sē-kort″ĭ-kos′tĕ-rōn″)
(dē-ok″sē-kort″ĭ-kos′tĕ-rōn″)
An active steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex. It plays an important role in the regulation of water and salt metabolism.
desoxycorticosterone acetate
An acetate ester of desoxycorticosterone and the form in which the hormone is usually administered in its therapeutic use. It may be injected intramuscularly or used buccally.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Desoxycorticosterone, Deoxycorticosterone, 11-deoxycorticosterone." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733066/all/desoxycorticosterone_acetate.
Desoxycorticosterone, deoxycorticosterone, 11-deoxycorticosterone. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733066/all/desoxycorticosterone_acetate. Accessed January 31, 2023.
Desoxycorticosterone, deoxycorticosterone, 11-deoxycorticosterone. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733066/all/desoxycorticosterone_acetate
Desoxycorticosterone, Deoxycorticosterone, 11-deoxycorticosterone [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 January 31]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/733066/all/desoxycorticosterone_acetate.
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