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Cortisol vs Epicortisol - What's the difference?

cortisol | epicortisol |

As nouns the difference between cortisol and epicortisol

is that cortisol is (steroid hormone) the steroid hormone hydrocortisone while epicortisol is (organic chemistry) an isomer of cortisol.

cortisol

English

Noun

(-)
  • (steroid hormone) The steroid hormone hydrocortisone.

    • Synonyms

    * hydrocortisone

    See also

    * ("cortisol" on Wikipedia)

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    epicortisol

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) An isomer of cortisol