Adrenal Cortex: From Physiology to Disease

• Автор: Pierre Val (auth)
• Інші автори: Antoine Martinez (auth)
• Формат: Електронний ресурс Частина з книги
• Мова: Англійська
• Опубліковано: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Серія: Frontiers Research Topics
• Предмети: Medicine; development; adrenal; Disease; Hyperplasia; Insufficiency; zonation; Physiology; Adenoma; Cancer
• Онлайн доступ: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The adrenal gland plays essential roles in the control of body homeostasis, stress and immune responses. The adrenal cortex represents up to 90% of the gland and is specialised in the production of mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids and adrenal androgens. This production is tightly coordinated and...