TABLE 1. Steroid excretion products (examples).
|
Steroid class |
Starting steroid |
Excretion product |
Type of conjugate |
|
Progestins |
Progesterone |
Pregnanediol |
Glucuronide |
|
17a-hydroxyprogesterone |
Pregnanetriol |
Glucuronide |
|
|
Androgens |
Testosterone |
Androsterone |
Glucuronide and/or Sulphate |
|
Glucocorticoids |
Cortisol |
11ß-hydroxyandrosterone |
Glucuronide |
Adapted from Gower (4), and Norman and Litwack (9).
Edited by Aldo Campana,