section 30.3
Steroid Hormones
703
ÇH2OH
C—O
P rogesteron e
Cortisol (hydrocortisone)
(major glucocorticoid)
A ldosterone
(major m ineralocorticoid)
OH
T esto stero n e
(major androgen)
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Steroid structure and nomenclature.
