Metabolism of 17beta-hydroxy-2alpha-methyl-5alpha-androstan-3-one in the rabbit

The neutral urinary excretion products of 17beta-hydroxy-2alpha-methyl-5alpha-androstan-3-one from the rabbit dosed orally were investigated. Together with oxidation-reduction of the oxygen functions at C-3 and C-17 hydroxylation occurred at C-15, C-16, and at the 2alpha-methyl positions of the steroid nucleus.