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Descriptor
English
:
Adrenal Cortex
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Corteza Suprarrenal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Córtex Supra-Renal
Tree Number:
A06.407.071.140
Definition
English
:
The outer layer of the adrenal gland. It is derived from
MESODERM
and comprised of three zones (outer
ZONA GLOMERULOSA
, middle
ZONA FASCICULATA
, and inner
ZONA RETICULARIS
) with each producing various
steroids
preferentially, such as
ALDOSTERONE
;
HYDROCORTISONE
;
DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE
; and
ANDROSTENEDIONE
.
Adrenal cortex
function is regulated by pituitary ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM
is available
History Note
English
:
78(75)63-67; was see under ADRENAL GLANDS 1968-77
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
305
Unique Identifier:
D000302
Occurrence in VHL
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