| ZFIN ID: ZDB-EXP-240329-8 |
Experiment Conditions Description: chemical treatment by environment: prednisone
| chemical treatment by environment: prednisone |
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| Name: | chemical treatment by environment |
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| Definition: | Chemical treatment condition in which the chemical is introduced through the environment. For zebrafish this is the tank water. |
| Ontology: | Zebrafish Environment Condition Ontology [ZECO:0000238] |
| Name: | prednisone |
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| Synonyms: | 1,2-Dehydrocortisone, 1,4-Pregnadiene-17alpha,21-diol-3,11,20-trione, 17,21-dihydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,11,20-trione, Dehydrocortisone, prednison, prednisona, prednisone, prednisonum |
| Definition: | A synthetic glucocorticoid drug that is particularly effective as an immunosuppressant, and affects virtually all of the immune system. Prednisone is a prodrug that is converted by the liver into prednisolone (a beta-hydroxy group instead of the oxo group at position 11), which is the active drug and also a steroid. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:8382] ( EBI ) |
| Publication: | Zhou et al., 2023 |
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