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A pair of glands located at the cranial pole of each of the two KIDNEYS. Each adrenal gland is composed of two distinct endocrine tissues with separate embryonic origins, the ADRENAL CORTEX producing STEROIDS and the ADRENAL MEDULLA producing NEUROTRANSMITTERS.
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- Adrenal Gland
- Gland, Adrenal
- Glands, Adrenal
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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/surg = probably ADRENALECTOMY; hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis: coord HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM + PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; hyperplasia = ADRENAL GLANDS /pathol (IM) + HYPERPLASIA (NIM); congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) = ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL
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- National Library of Medicine. Adrenal Glands. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000311. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000311
- Adrenal Glands. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenal_gland
- Adrenal Glands. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q712294