The adrenal cortex puzzles physiologists. It is an essential to life. Its destruction causes death in from 24 to 48 hours. Apparently it secretes a special hormone which has not yet been identified.

The adrenal glands, which pump out crucial hormones, develops differently in mice compared to primates, including humans, according to new research led by the School of Veterinary Medicine. At at ...

The adrenal glands produce several important hormones. This article looks at their function and related disorders.

The recognition of various disorders that cause adrenal insufficiency, either at a clinical or molecular level, often has implications for the management of the patient. Recent molecular-genetic ...

ANSWER: Addison’s disease is caused by destruction of the part of the adrenal gland that makes cortisone. This leads to a deficiency of that hormone, which is necessary for the body’s response to ...

SINCE Ingle's1 observation that long-term administration of adrenocortical extract results in atrophy of the adrenal cortex in animals, it has been recognized that corticosteroid-induced adrenocort ...

Cushing's syndrome may be primary in the adrenal cortex, due to either tumor or hyperplasia. More rarely, lipid tumors of the ovary may produce the same picture as may thymus tumors, pituitary ...

Researchers have found that direct neural links between the brain's cerebral cortex and the stress-response centers, in the adrenal glands.