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11-deoxycorticosterone; desoxycorticosterone; desoxycortone (Zycortal)
Function:
- mineralocorticoid
- no significant glucocorticoid activity
- produced from progesterone by steroid 21-beta-hydroxylase
- converted to cortisosterone by steroid 11-beta-hydroxylase
Laboratory:
- 11-deoxycorticosterone in dried blood spot
- 11-deoxycorticosterone in serum/plasma
- 11-deoxycorticosterone in urine
Interactions
molecular events
monitor with mineralocorticoids
Related
11-deoxycorticosterone in body fluid
adrenal steroid biosynthesis
Specific
18-OH deoxycorticosterone or 18-OH desoxycorticosterone
General
adrenal cortex hormone; corticosteroid
hydroxycorticosteroid
mineralocorticoid
pregnenedione
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM correlations
References
- Wikipedia: 11-deoxycorticosterone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11-Deoxycorticosterone