Term Name: glucocorticoid catabolic process
Synonyms: glucocorticoid breakdown, glucocorticoid catabolism, glucocorticoid degradation
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of glucocorticoids, hormonal C21 corticosteroids synthesized from cholesterol.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006713]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: glucocorticoid metabolic process steroid catabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of glucocorticoid catabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of glucocorticoid catabolic process
regulated by: regulation of glucocorticoid catabolic process