Term Information

Accession
GO:0051468
Name
detection of glucocorticoid hormone stimulus
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
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Alternate IDs
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Definition
The series of events by which a glucocorticoid hormone stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. Glucocorticoids are hormonal C21 corticosteroids synthesized from cholesterol with the ability to bind with the cortisol receptor and trigger similar effects. Glucocorticoids act primarily on carbohydrate and protein metabolism, and have anti-inflammatory effects. Source: GOC:ai
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History
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Subset
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Parents of detection of glucocorticoid hormone stimulus (GO:0051468)
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detection of glucocorticoid hormone stimulus [is_a relation] is_a  response to glucocorticoid (GO:0051384)
detection of glucocorticoid hormone stimulus [is_a relation] is_a  detection of steroid hormone stimulus (GO:0051467)

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