title: A heuristic proposal for understanding steroidogenic processes.
mesh_terms: D000450:Aldosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000818:Animals; D001141:Aromatase / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D019405:Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone / Q000378:metabolism; D004967:Estrogens / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006900:Hydroxylation; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D008861:Microsomes / Q000201:enzymology; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000201:enzymology; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011284:Pregnenolone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013252:Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase / Q000378:metabolism; D013255:Steroid 21-Hydroxylase / Q000378:metabolism; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases / Q000378:metabolism; D013256:Steroids / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D007527:Isoenzymes; D013256:Steroids; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone; D000450:Aldosterone; D011284:Pregnenolone; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D002784:Cholesterol; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases; D001141:Aromatase; D013255:Steroid 21-Hydroxylase; D019405:Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2; D013252:Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase; D006854:Hydrocortisone