Chemicals and Drugs

Adrenal Cortex Hormones

HORMONES produced by the ADRENAL CORTEX, including both steroid and peptide hormones. The major hormones produced are HYDROCORTISONE and ALDOSTERONE.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

HORMONES produced by the ADRENAL CORTEX, including both steroid and peptide hormones. The major hormones produced are HYDROCORTISONE and ALDOSTERONE.

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8 entry terms
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormone
  • Corticoid
  • Corticoids
  • Corticosteroid
  • Corticosteroids
  • Cortex Hormone, Adrenal
  • Hormone, Adrenal Cortex
  • Hormones, Adrenal Cortex

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28 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /defic: consider also ADRENAL GLAND HYPOFUNCTION

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  1. D06.472w.040

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WK 755

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Adrenal Cortex Hormones. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000305. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000305
  2. Adrenal Cortex Hormones. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38638276