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Cholesterol
HO'
Dehydroepiandrosterone
(xix)
CH 2 0H
Aldosterone
(XXI)
CH 2 OH
I
CO
Corticosterone
(XX)
(Γ~ν^^^
0*
20a-Hydroxypregn-4-en-3-one
17a-Hydroxyprogesterone
(XXII)
17a-Hydroxy DOC
Adrenal
estrogens
and adrenal "androgens"
(XXIV)
Hydrocortisone
(XXIII)
FIG. 3. Scheme for the biosynthesis of steroids in the adrenal cortex.