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Schematic overview of the pathways linking glucocorticoids and their precursors to their urine metabolites. The glucocorticoid biosynthetic pathway is shown on the left. The metabolism of each steroid is shown from left to right and the structures of the major urine products are shown. Phase 2 conjugation reactions are not indicated in the figure.
