hydroxyprogesterone

As nouns the difference between terms and hydroxyprogesterone

is that terms is while hydroxyprogesterone is (biochemistry) a steroid hormone, produced during the synthesis of glucocorticoids and sex steroids.

Hydroxyprogesterone is a related term of hydroxypregnenolone.

In biochemistry terms the difference between hydroxypregnenolone and hydroxyprogesterone

is that hydroxypregnenolone is a steroid obtained by hydroxylation of pregnenolone while hydroxyprogesterone is a steroid hormone, produced during the synthesis of glucocorticoids and sex steroids.

As nouns the difference between glucocorticoid and hydroxyprogesterone

is that glucocorticoid is (steroid hormone) any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in metabolism and have anti-inflammatory properties while hydroxyprogesterone is (biochemistry) a steroid hormone, produced during the synthesis of glucocorticoids and sex steroids.

As nouns the difference between synthesis and hydroxyprogesterone

is that synthesis is while hydroxyprogesterone is (biochemistry) a steroid hormone, produced during the synthesis of glucocorticoids and sex steroids.

As nouns the difference between hormone and hydroxyprogesterone

is that hormone is while hydroxyprogesterone is (biochemistry) a steroid hormone, produced during the synthesis of glucocorticoids and sex steroids.

In biochemistry terms the difference between steroid and hydroxyprogesterone

is that steroid is a class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids while hydroxyprogesterone is a steroid hormone, produced during the synthesis of glucocorticoids and sex steroids.