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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 29.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Urol. 2011 May 31;8(7):378–384. doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2011.67

Figure 1. The steroidogenesis pathway.

Figure 1

The common precursor cholesterol is sequentially modified by the enzymes to synthesize the steroid hormones. Testosterone is converted to its more potent form, DHT, by the 5α-reductase enzymes. Abbreviations: DHT, dihydrotestosterone; HSD, hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.