süsivesikute ainevahetust mõjutav neerupealisekoore steroidhormoon (nt. kortisool)
any steroid-like compound capable of significantly influencing intermediary metabolism such as promotion of hepatic glycogen deposition, and of exerting a clinically useful anti-inflammatory effect
The parameters to be studied must, in particular, include ... physiological parameters ... and biochemical parameters ... as appropriate for the species, including glucocorticoid concentrators, prolactin concentrations, creatine kinase activity, lectate dehydrogenase (and possibly iso-enzyme 5) and Beta Endorphin levels (if assays exist).
