Term: brain nuclear receptor-mediated corticosteroid signaling pathway
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Name: brain
Synonyms: brain structure
Definition: Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000008]
Name: nuclear receptor-mediated corticosteroid signaling pathway
Synonyms: corticosteroid receptor signalling pathway, intracellular corticosteroid receptor signaling pathway
Definition: A nuclear receptor-mediated signaling pathway initiated by a corticosteroid binding to an intracellular receptor of the nuclear receptor protein family, and ending with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0031958]    QuickGO    AmiGO