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adrenal cortex

[ə′drēn·əl ′kȯr·teks]
(anatomy)
The cortical moietie of the suprarenal glands which secretes glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, androgens, estrogens, and progestagens.
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In the present study, we used the LC-MS/MS method to measure the serum levels of several steroid hormones and their precursors from different layers of the adrenal cortex in a large population of 6 to 14-year-old healthy male children in order to establish reference intervals for these hormones for male children at different ages and Tanner genital stages.
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy of the adrenal cortex. Patients often present with advanced disease and have a poor overall prognosis.
Bunn, "Restraint stress increases prolactin-mediated phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 in the hypothalamus and adrenal cortex in the male mouse," Journal of Neuroendocrinology, vol.
Plaut, "Myelolipoma in the adrenal cortex; myeloadipose structures," The American Journal of Pathology, vol.
Besides this, during stress, brainstem and limbic forebrain nuclei activate the HPA axis through the PVN, resulting also in the release of GCs from the adrenal cortex [15].
Plus it boasts an Adrenal Cortex Extract, the traditional support for adrenal health.
ATR-101, an adrenal-selective small molecule inhibitor of ACAT1, reduces adrenal steroid production, and, at high doses, induces apoptosis of cells derived from the adrenal cortex. ATR-101 is currently in clinical development for the treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, endogenous Cushing's syndrome, and adrenocortical carcinoma.
Developmental and functional biology of the primate fetal adrenal cortex. Endocr Rev 1997;18:378-403.
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