corticosterone

noun

cor·​ti·​co·​ste·​rone ˌkȯr-tə-ˈkä-stə-ˌrōn 

-ti-kō-stə-ˈrōn;

ˌkȯr-ti-kō-ˈstir-ˌōn,

-ˈster-

: a colorless crystalline corticosteroid C₂₁H₃₀O₄ that is important in protein and carbohydrate metabolism

Examples of corticosterone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In one animal research, researchers discovered that kratom lowers corticosterone levels in mice. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2022

Depression is linked with an increase in corticosterone levels. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2022

Eating corticosterone with their birdseed affected different males differently. —Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2016

Their blood also contained around three times as much corticosterone, a hormone produced in stressful situations. —Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2011

For example, if one nestling is given corticosterone, did all its siblings’ babbling increase? —Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 June 2022

Do some parrot siblings in the birth order benefit more than others from additional corticosterone? —Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 June 2022

Stress in birds is physiologically mediated by corticosterone. —Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 June 2022

In all of the animals involved in the experiment, the ratio of dehydroepiandrosterone to corticosterone increased with training. —Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 26 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

corticosterone

noun

cor·​ti·​co·​ste·​rone ˌkȯrt-ə-ˈkäs-tə-ˌrōn, -i-kō-stə-ˈ; ˌkȯrt-i-kō-ˈsti(ə)r-ˌōn, -ˈste(ə)r- 

: a colorless crystalline corticosteroid C₂₁H₃₀O₄ of the adrenal cortex that is important in protein and carbohydrate metabolism