adrenal cortex

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adrenal cortex

The outer portion of the adrenal glands that produces several steroid hormones, including cortisol and aldosterone.

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adrenal cortex - the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones

ductless gland, endocrine gland, endocrine - any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

adrenal, adrenal gland, suprarenal gland - either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney

cortex - the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

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The endocrine system encompasses the thyroid gland, the hypothalamus, the pancreas, the adrenal cortex, the thyroid, the parathyroid, and the male and female reproductive glands.

The Endocrine Society and the Society for Endocrinology by Dooley, Erin E. / Environmental Health Perspectives

Simultaneously adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the anterior pituitary gland stimulates the adrenal cortex to release aldosterone and cortisol.

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Distribution of an unlicensed injectable preparation, purported to contain adrenal cortex extract contaminated with Mycobacterium abscessus, led to a multistate outbreak of soft-tissue abscesses (11).

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