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17-Hydroxyprogesterone serves as a substrate for the synthesis of cortisol in the adrenal cortex. With congenital hyperplasia of the adrenal cortex or adrenogenital syndrome as a result of mutations in the genes responsible for the synthesis of various enzymes of certain stages of steroidogenesis, the content of 17-hydroxyprogesterone in the fetus, amniotic fluid and blood of the pregnant woman increases.
17-Hydroxyprogesterone is a precursor of cortisol, which has a natriuretic effect. The hormone is produced in the adrenal glands, ovaries, testicles and placenta. As a result of hydroxylation of 17-hydroxyprogesterone is converted to cortisol.
17-Oxycorticosteroids include glucocorticosteroids and their metabolites. Excretion of 17-oxycorticosteroids is decreased in patients with chronic adrenocortical insufficiency.
Urine ketosteroids are metabolites of androgens secreted by the mesh cortex of the adrenal cortex and the sex glands. Only a small fraction of the 17-ketosteroid urine is derived from the precursors of glucocorticosteroids (approximately 10-15%). The determination of 17-ketosteroids in urine is necessary to assess the overall functional activity of the adrenal cortex.
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