| beta [Greek letter beta] | an anomer of a carbohydrate; buffer capacity; carbon separated from a carboxyl by one other carbon i... |
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| CAS | calcarine sulcus; calcific aortic stenosis; Cancer Attitude Survey; carbohydrate-active steroid; car... |
| ESCN | electrolyte and steroid cardiopathy with necrosis |
| ESI | elastase-specific inhibitor; enzyme substrate inhibitor; epidural steroid injection |
| GBG | glycine-rich beta-glycoprotein; gonadal steroid-binding globulin |
| steroid diabetes | Diabetes mellitus produced by pharmacological doses of steroid hormones, particularly glucocorticoids or oestrogens; characterised by one or more of the typical manifestations of diabetes mellitus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| steroid fever | Fever presumably caused by elevated plasma concentrations of certain pyrogenic steroids; can be produced by administration of etiocholanolone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| steroid finger motif | Family of nuclear transcription factors, most of which are receptors for hormones of the steroid family, for example androgen, oestrogen, glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, progesterone, retinoic acid, ecdysone, thyroid hormone and the Drosophila transcription factors knirps, ultraspiracle and seven up. This family contains a conserved domain (the steroid finger motif) containing two C4 type zinc fingers. (18 Nov 1997) |
| steroid hormone | <endocrinology> A group of structurally related hormones, based on the cholesterol molecule. They control sex and growth characteristics, are highly lipophilic and are unique in that their receptors are in the nucleus, rather than on the plasma membrane. Examples: testosterone, oestrogen. (18 Nov 1997) |
| steroid hormones | Those hormone's possessing the steroid ring system; e.g., androgens, oestrogens, adrenocortical hormone's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| steroid hydroxylases | <enzyme> Registry number: EC 1.14.- (12 Dec 1998) |
| steroid isomerases | <enzyme> Enzymes that catalyze the transposition of double bond(s) in a steroid molecule. Registry number: EC 5.3.3.- (12 Dec 1998) |
| steroid metabolic clearance rate | A measure of the rate of metabolism of a given steroid within the body, usually expressed as liters of body fluid that contain the amount of steroid metabolised per day. (05 Mar 2000) |
| steroid monooxygenases | Enzymes catalyzing addition of hydroxyl groups to the steroid rings utilizing O2; differentiated into, for example, steroid 11b-monooxygenase, steroid 17a-monooxygenase, and steroid 21-monooxygenase, in accordance with the position of the catalytically introduced hydroxyl group. Synonym: steroid hydroxylases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| steroid N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase | <enzyme> Substrate steroids may be replaced by specific cpds Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| steroid nucleus | tetracyclic steroid nucleus |
| steroid production rate | The total quantity of a given steroid formed in the body, usually expressed as milligrams per day; represents the sum of the glandular secretion of the steroid and extraglandular formation of it from various steroid precursors. (05 Mar 2000) |
| steroid receptor | Family of nuclear transcription factors, most of which are receptors for hormones of the steroid family, for example androgen, oestrogen, glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, progesterone, retinoic acid, ecdysone, thyroid hormone and the Drosophila transcription factors knirps, ultraspiracle and seven up. This family contains a conserved domain (the steroid finger motif) containing two C4 type zinc fingers. (18 Nov 1997) |
| steroid secretory rate | The rate of glandular secretion of a given steroid, usually expressed as milligrams per day; does not include any amount of the steroid that might be formed extraglandularly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| steroid sulfatase deficiency | A form of ichthyosis, due to 3-beta-hydroxysteroidsulfate sulfatase deficiency, that appears at birth or in early infancy and affects males; characterised by scaling predominantly on the neck and trunk but not on the palms and soles; histologically, there is hyperkeratosis, a granular layer in the epidermis, and normal epidermal cell turnover. Synonym: steroid sulfatase deficiency. (05 Mar 2000) |