Pharmaceuticals aldosterone

Progesterone, cortisol, cortisone, aldosterone and related compounds have hormone activity in animals (E 3.1). Progesterone regulates the metabolic activity of the gonads. It is synthesized mainly in the corpus luteum and the placenta. Cortisol, cortisone, and aldosterone influence carbohydrate and mineral metabolism. They are formed in the adrenal cortex (corticosteroids), but also in the gonads and the placenta. All compounds mentioned are used in medicine (F 2) and are produced by the pharmaceutical industry, e.g., from steroid saponins (D 6.4.2) or steroid alkaloids (D 6.4.3). 

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