04 G 



PHYSIOLOGY OF GONADS 



CH- 



Desoxy— 

 corticosterone 



CH2OH 

 c=o 



1 7- Hydroxy desoxy- 

 corticosterone 

 (Reichstein's "S") 



CH^OH 

 HCO C=0 



.JOJ 



CH^OH 



c=o 



A -androstenedione 



OH 



o ' -- o 



Corticosterone 18-aldo- 11- desoxy- Cortisol Testosterone 



corticosterone (Kendall's 



Cmpd. "F") 



HCO C=0 



19 -Hydroxy- ^■^■ 

 androstenedione 



.;^ 



Aldosterone 



HO 



Estradiol 

 Fig. 11.2. Biosynthetic paths from cholesterol. 



Estrone 



