Each of the Following Statements About Adrenal Cortical Steroid Hormones

question 122

Multiple Choice

Each of the following statements about adrenal cortical steroid hormones is correct EXCEPT which one?

• A) The formation of pregnenolone from cholesterol is a rate controlling step in adrenal steroid hormone synthesis.
• B) The reactions which lead to the formation of pregnenolone from cholesterol take place in mitochondria.
• C) Progesterone is formed from pregnenolone through a series of hydroxylation reactions which require NADPH.
• D) Progesterone is a precursor for aldosterone.
• E) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulates the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone through mechanisms involving cyclic AMP.

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