11-Deoxycorticosterone (DOC) or simply deoxycorticosterone also known as 21-hydroxyprogesterone is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal gland that possesses mineralocorticoid activity and acts as a precursor to aldosterone. It has no significant glucocorticoid activity. As its names indicate 11-deoxycorticosterone can be understood as the 21-hydroxy- variant of progesterone or as the 11-deoxy- variant of corticosterone.
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