The bias in the development of biochemistry to which Baldwin (1940) drew attention in 1937 has not been remedied in the last two decades. Despite the tremendous advances in our knowledge of the biochemistry of mammals and unicellular organisms made…

A quarter of a century has elapsed since the first steroid hormone was isolated. Since then, there has been a profound and significant advance in our knowledge of the biogenesis of these steroid hormones and their ultimate fate in the…