Cortisone
"Cortisone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A naturally occurring glucocorticoid. It has been used in replacement therapy for adrenal insufficiency and as an anti-inflammatory agent. Cortisone itself is inactive. It is converted in the liver to the active metabolite HYDROCORTISONE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p726)
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D003348
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.745.745.183 D06.472.040.585.478.195
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GRUNDBERG E, TITSWORTH E. The effect of cortisone on infection of white mice with Histoplasma capsulatum. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1963 Jun; 87:911-3.