WikiCards
Play on iPhone nowFree in Safari. Add it to your Home Screen.Play
WikiCards · Card list · Science cards · Glucocorticoid
Uncommon card · Science
Glucocorticoid, an Uncommon card
Glucocorticoids are a class of corticosteroids, which are in turn a class of steroid hormones.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 159
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 97,000
Power 159 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Glucocorticoid quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Glucocorticoid card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Glucocorticoids are ______ that bind to the glucocorticoid receptor that is present in almost every vertebrate animal cell.
Answer
corticosteroids. Glucocorticoids are corticosteroids that bind to the glucocorticoid receptor that is present in almost every vertebrate animal cell. From the Glucocorticoid article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Dynamical system. Dynamical system 87 · Cheque 84 · Glucocorticoid 78 · Electric light 74 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Glucocorticoids are corticosteroids that bind to the glucocorticoid receptor that is present in almost every vertebrate animal cell.
- The name "glucocorticoid" is a portmanteau of "glucose", "cortex", and "steroid", referring to its role in regulating the metabolism of glucose, its synthesis in the adrenal cortex, and its steroidal structure.
- Glucocorticoids are part of the feedback mechanism in the immune system, which reduces certain aspects of immune function, such as inflammation.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Glucocorticoid article was read about 97,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Glucocorticoid
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
More Science cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Glucocorticoid in the power ranking, all domains together.
- ChequeUncommon · Society · ATK 84 DEF 75
- Dynamical systemUncommon · Science · ATK 87 DEF 72
- Behavioral modernityUncommon · Nature · ATK 78 DEF 81
- Fan ZhendongUncommon · Society · ATK 82 DEF 77
- EftelingUncommon · History · ATK 78 DEF 81
- Murray BookchinUncommon · Science · ATK 78 DEF 81
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Science cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Glucocorticoid (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Calvero., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
