An adrenocortical steroid that has modest but significant activities as a mineralocorticoid and a glucocorticoid. (From Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1437)

Synonyms: 11β,21-dihydroxyprogesterone Corticosterone Kendall's compound B 17-deoxycortisol Reichstein's substance H 11beta,21-Dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione (11β)-11,21-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione