Corticosteroids

These are synthetic glucocorticoids (see Cortisol), mineralocorticoids (see Aldosterone), and sex hormones (see Testosterone and Estradiol) produced by the adrenal cortex cells.

Source | Glossary of Most Commonly Used Biomedical Terms and Concepts | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | Academician Professor Antanas Praškevičius, Professor Laima Ivanovienė