Figure 7

The effect of maternal progesterone administration on the metabolism of progesterone to other steroids in the male fetus at d75 gestation (C = 10, P = 7). Cartoon with chemical structures showing the enzyme pathways involved in the synthesis of androgens, cortisol and corticosterone. Maternal progesterone administration increases 11-dehydrocorticosterone concentrations in male fetuses. Unpaired, two-tailed Student’s t test was used for comparing means of two treatment groups with equal variances accepting P < 0.05 as significant (**P < 0.01).