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Cortisol vs Calcitriol - What's the difference?

cortisol | calcitriol |

As nouns the difference between cortisol and calcitriol

is that cortisol is the steroid hormone hydrocortisone while calcitriol is the active metabolite 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol of vitamin D3 that is involved in the absorption of calcium.

cortisol

English

Noun

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  • (steroid hormone) The steroid hormone hydrocortisone.

    • Synonyms

    * hydrocortisone

    See also

    * ("cortisol" on Wikipedia)

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    calcitriol

    English

    Noun

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  • (biochemistry) The active metabolite 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol of that is involved in the absorption of calcium