Table 1.
Steroid hormones, precursor and metabolites in serum/plasma and urine
| Adrenal Steroid | Serum Steroid | Urinary Steroid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Name | Full Name | Abbreviated | |
| Glucocorticoid metabolites | Cortisol | Cortisol | F |
| α-cortol | α-cortol | ||
| β-cortol | β-cortol | ||
| 6β-Hydroxycortisol | 6β-OH-F | ||
| 5α-Tetrahydrocortisol | 5α-THF | ||
| Tetrahydrocortisol | THF | ||
| 11-β-Hydroxyetiocholanolone | 11β-OH-ET | ||
| Cortisone |
Cortisone | E | |
| α-cortolone | α-cortolone | ||
| β-cortolone | β-cortolone | ||
| Tetrahydrocortisone | THE | ||
| 11β-Oxoetiocholanolone | 11-oxo-ET | ||
| Glucocorticoid precursors | 21-deoxycortisol | Pregnanetriolone | PTONE |
| 17-hydroxyprogesterone | Pregnanetriol | PT | |
| 17-Hydroxy-pregnanolone | 17HP | ||
| 3α,5α-17-Hydroxy-pregnanolone | 3α5α-17HP | ||
| Progesterone | Pregnanediol | PD | |
| 11-deoxycortisol | Tetrahydro-11-deoxycortisol | THS | |
| Mineralocorticoid precursors and metabolites | 11-deoxycorticosterone | Tetrahydro-11-deoxycorticosterone | THDOC |
| 5α-Tetrahydro-11-deoxycorticosterone | 5α-THDOC | ||
| Corticosterone | Tetrahydro-11-dehydrocorticosterone | THA | |
| Tetrahydrocorticosterone | THB | ||
| 5α-Tetrahydro-11-dehydrocorticosterone | 5α-THA | ||
| 5α-Tetrahydrocorticosterone | 5α-THB | ||
| 18-hydroxycorticosterone | 18-hydroxytetrahydro-11-dehydrocorticosterone | 18OH-THA | |
| Aldosterone | 3α,5β-tetrahydroaldosterone | 3α5β-THAldo | |
| 18 - hydroxycortisol | 18 -hydroxycortisol | 18OHF | |
| 18 - oxocortisol | 18-oxocortisol | 18oxoF 18oxoTHF |
|
| Androgen precursors and metabolites | 17-Hydroxypregnenolone | Pregnenetriol | 5PT |
| Pregnenolone | Pregnenediol | 5PD | |
| Dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate | Dehydroepiandrosterone | DHEA | |
| 16α-Hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone | 16α-OH-DHEA | ||
| Androstenedione, testosterone | 11β-Hydroxyandrosterone | 11β-OH-AN | |
| 11β-Oxoetiocholanolone | 11-oxo-ET | ||
| Androsterone | An | ||
| Etiocholanolone | Etio | ||