Physiology, Adrenal Gland - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
网页2023年5月1日 · The adrenal gland is made up of the cortex and medulla. The cortex produces steroid hormones including glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and adrenal androgens, and the medulla produces the catecholamines, epinephrine, and norepinephrine.
Adrenal steroid biosynthesis - UpToDate
网页2024年2月5日 · The major adrenal steroid hormones are synthesized in different areas of the adrenal cortex: glucocorticoids (particularly cortisol) in the zona fasciculata (ZF); androgens and estrogens in the zona reticularis (ZR); and aldosterone in the zona glomerulosa (ZG) (figure 1).
The adrenal gland - Endocrinology - NCBI Bookshelf
网页The major secretions of the adrenal cortex (Box 4.2) are cortisol (the main member of the glucocorticoid family in humans), aldosterone (a mineralocorticoid), and the ‘weak’ androgens androstenedione and dehydroepiandrostenedione (DHEA).
Adrenal Hormone Interactions and Metabolism: A Single Sample …
网页2021年4月26日 · The adrenal gland integrates neuronal, metabolic, and endocrine signaling molecules central to many physiological and pathophysiological processes. The catecholamines, norepinephrine and epinephrine, are produced in the adrenal medulla and function in fight-or-flight acute stress situations 1 2 .
17.6 The Adrenal Glands – Anatomy & Physiology
网页The adrenal gland consists of an outer cortex of glandular tissue and an inner medulla of nervous tissue. The cortex itself is divided into three zones: the zona glomerulosa, the zona fasciculata, and the zona reticularis. Each region secretes its own set of hormones.
Adrenal Hormones - Endocrine Society
网页2022年1月24日 · Adrenal gland secretes steroid hormones such as cortisol and aldosterone. It also makes precursors that can be converted to sex steroids such as androgen, estrogen. Learn more about adrenal disorders that can be caused by too much or too little of a particular hormone.
The human stress response | Nature Reviews Endocrinology
网页2019年6月27日 · Key points. The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis is a key system that synchronizes the stress response with circadian regulatory processes. Regulation of the HPA axis is very dynamic...
Anatomy and Physiology of the Adrenal Gland | SpringerLink
网页2019年2月27日 · The adrenal glands are important endocrine organ that produces corticosteroids including glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids and androgens. These are important hormones that regulate sodium retention, blood pressure, fluid volume, the immune system, metabolism and behaviour.
Novel regulation mechanism of adrenal cortisol and DHEA …
网页2022年1月18日 · Adrenal steroidogenesis is a tightly regulated dynamic process, as adrenal steroid hormones are key regulators of a wide variety of physiological functions including blood pressure,...
Gut microbiota causally impacts adrenal function: a two-sample
网页3 天之前 · Disorders of adrenal-related hormones (including adrenomedullary hormones, steroid hormones, and catecholamines) originating from the adrenal cortex, such as adrenal adenomas and adrenal cortical ...