BookRags.com Literature Guides Literature Guides Criticism/Essays Criticism/Essays Biographies Biographies My Bibliography Periodic Table U.S. Presidents Shakespeare Sonnet Shake-Up
Research Anything:        
History | Encyclopedias | Films | News | Create a Bibliography | More... Login | Register | Help

Search "Cortisone"

 

Not What You Meant?  There are 3 definitions for Cortizone.

Cortisone

Print-Friendly
About 9 pages (2,631 words) in 5 products

"Cortisone" Search Results
Contents:
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
summary from source:
Cortisone Summary
615 words, approx. 2 pages
Cortisone is one of several steroid hormones secreted by the cortex (outer covering) of the adrenal gland. These hormones, called corticoids, are classified according to their functions, glucocorticoids controlling sugar metabolism and...
summary from source:
Cortisone
74 words, approx. 1 pages
Steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex (&see; adrenal gland). It participates in the regulation of the conversion of proteins to carbohydrates, and to some extent it regulates salt metabolism. Introduced medically in 1948 for its...
summary from source:
Cortisone Information
712 words, approx. 2 pages
Cortisone (pronounced /ˈkɔrtɨsoʊn/ or /ˈkɔrtɨzoʊn/ (ˈkôrtəˌsōn or -zōn)) (17-hydroxy-11-dehydrocorticosterone) is a steroid hormone. Chemically, it is a corticosteroid closely related to corticosterone. if (window.showTocToggle) { var...


News and Journals
summary from source:

The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Cortisone For Gretzky
03/09/1999: 391 words, approx. 1 pages
TOM GULITTI The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-09-1999 CORTISONE FOR GRETZKY By TOM GULITTI Date: 03-09-1999, Tuesday Section: SPORTS Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Early Column: RANGERS NOTEBOOK NEW YORK -- Two weeks of rest...
summary from source:

FDA Consumer
Cortisone: the limits of a miracle.
09/01/1985: 2,198 words, approx. 7 pages
One of the miracles recounted in the New Testament was that of the long-paralyzed man who was commended to stand up and walk. On the morning of Sept. 21, 1948, an almost as miraculous event began to unfold. A 29-year-old woman, hospitalized...
summary from source:

AP News
Clemens to have cortisone shot in elbow
9/4/2007: 677 words, approx. 2 pages
Roger Clemens walked onto the field, dressed in full pinstripes, and stood alongside his New York Yankees' teammates behind home plate for a team photo Tuesday. He hopes to rejoin them in games soon.The Rocket will have a cortisone shot Wednesday on his ailing right...
summary from source:

AP News
El Duque has arthritis in his neck
2/23/2007: 417 words, approx. 1 pages
New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez has arthritis in his neck and will be sidelined for three or four days after receiving a cortisone shot.El Duque, slated to be the No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine in the Mets' suspect rotation, left spring training Thursday...
 


 

Cortisone

Print-Friendly
About 9 pages (2,631 words) in 5 products




Join BookRagslearn moreJoin BookRags


About BookRags | Customer Service | Report an Error | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy