- The
adrenal glands (also
known as
suprarenal glands) are
endocrine glands that
produce a
variety of
hormones including adrenaline and the
steroids aldosterone...
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aldosterone by the two
outer layers of the
cells of the
adrenal glands (
adrenal cortex),
causing adrenal insufficiency.
Symptoms generally come on
slowly and...
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Adrenal insufficiency is a
condition in
which the
adrenal glands do not
produce adequate amounts of
steroid hormones. The
adrenal glands—also referred...
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Adrenal crisis, also
known as
Addisonian crisis or
acute adrenal insufficiency, is a life-threatening
complication of
adrenal insufficiency. Hypotension...
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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a
group of
autosomal recessive disorders characterized by
impaired cortisol synthesis. It
results from the deficiency...
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Corticosteroids are a
class of
steroid hormones that are
produced in the
adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the
synthetic analogues of
these hormones...
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Adrenalism describes the
condition of an
excessive or
substandard secretion of
hormones related to the
adrenal glands,
which are
found directly superior...
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Adrenal fatigue or
hypoadrenia is a pseudo-scientific term used by
alternative medicine providers to
suggest that the
adrenal glands are
exhausted and...
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endocrine glands are the thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, pineal, and
adrenal glands, and the (male)
testis and (female) ovaries. The hypothalamus, pancreas...
- The
adrenal cortex is the
outer region and also the
largest part of the
adrenal gland. It is
divided into
three separate zones: zona glomerulosa, zona...
