response to corticosterone stimulus
id: GO:0051412
name: response to corticosterone stimulus
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a corticosterone stimulus. Corticosterone is a 21 carbon steroid hormone of the corticosteroid type, produced in the cortex of the adrenal glands. In many species, corticosterone is the principal glucocorticoid, involved in regulation of fuel metabolism, immune reactions, and stress responses.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0071386 | cellular response to corticosterone stimulus |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0051384 | response to glucocorticoid stimulus |
GO:0051385 | response to mineralocorticoid stimulus |