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. 2021 May 30;22(11):5878. doi: 10.3390/ijms22115878

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Biosynthesis and metabolism of steroid hormones. 1: 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (3β-HSD2); 2: 17α- hydroxylase; 3: 17,20-lyase; 4: 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 3/5 (17β-HSD 3/5); 5: 21-hydroxylase; 6: 11β-hydroxylase; 7: aldosterone synthase; 8: 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD2); 9: aromatase; 10: 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1/3 (17β-HSD 1/3).