Cortivazol is a high-affinity agonist ligand for the glucocorticoid receptor and consequently is classified as a glucocorticoid.[1]

It is sometimes abbreviated "CVZ".[2]

References

  1. ^ Schlechte JA, Simons SS, Lewis DA, Thompson EB (October 1985). "[3H]cortivazol: a unique high affinity ligand for the glucocorticoid receptor". Endocrinology. 117 (4): 1355–62. doi:10.1210/endo-117-4-1355. PMID 4029081.
  2. ^ Yoshikawa N, Yamamoto K, Shimizu N, Yamada S, Morimoto C, Tanaka H (May 2005). "The distinct agonistic properties of the phenylpyrazolosteroid cortivazol reveal interdomain communication within the glucocorticoid receptor". Mol. Endocrinol. 19 (5): 1110–24. doi:10.1210/me.2004-0264. PMID 15677712.[permanent dead link]

External links

Cortivazol at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)