Fig 2. Glucocorticoid metabolism.

Glucocorticoid metabolites in blood, tissue and urine of humans. Bulky framed urinary steroid hormone metabolites were measured in urine by GC-MS and found to be increased in diabetic patients as compared to a healthy control group. Many more glucocorticoid metabolites exist. For convenience, only the metabolites discussed in this paper are shown. The dots stand for intermediates that are not discussed in the manuscript. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.0001, ns = not significant.