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18 Hydroxycorticosterone

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Formula
  
C21H30O5

Molar mass
  
362.46 g/mol

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Medical vocabulary what does 18 hydroxycorticosterone mean


18-Hydroxycorticosterone is a derivative of corticosterone.

It serves as an intermediate in the synthesis of aldosterone by the enzyme aldosterone synthase in the zona glomerulosa:

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