Assertion: steroid | /r/Synonym | mineralocorticoid
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text: It is in a class of steroids called mineralocorticoids, where "mineralo-" refers to the fact that these steroids act on mineral handling (eg, sodium handling), "-cortico-" refers to the fact that they're produced by the adrenal cortex, and "-coid" refers to the fact that they're steroid molecules.
text: The adrenal cortex produces three main types of steroid hormones: mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, and androgens.