Each of the Following Statements About Adrenal Cortical Steroid Hormones

Each of the following statements about adrenal cortical steroid hormones is correct EXCEPT which one?

A) The formation of pregnenolone from cholesterol is a rate controlling step in adrenal steroid hormone synthesis.
B) The reactions which lead to the formation of pregnenolone from cholesterol take place in mitochondria.
C) Progesterone is formed from pregnenolone through a series of hydroxylation reactions which require NADPH.
D) Progesterone is a precursor for aldosterone.
E) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulates the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone through mechanisms involving cyclic AMP.