Experimental evidence concerning the presence of the corticosteroidogenic enzymes steroid 11β- and 21-hydroxylases in the gonads of vertebrates, echinoderms, crustaceans and molluscs is reviewed. The contribution of these enzymes to gonadal hormonal steroidogenesis in the different groups is discussed.
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