Adrenal Cortex: From Physiology to Disease

• Main Author: Pierre Val (auth)
• Other Authors: Antoine Martinez (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; development; adrenal; Disease; Hyperplasia; Insufficiency; zonation; Physiology; Adenoma; Cancer
• Online Access: 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...