title: 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase--why is it important for the nephrologist?
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Escher
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Frey
mesh_terms: D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000378:metabolism; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007985:Leydig Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008901:Mineralocorticoids / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid / Q000378:metabolism; D013739:Testosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008901:Mineralocorticoids; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid; D013739:Testosterone; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D006854:Hydrocortisone