adrenocortical
American Heritage Dictionary:
Top
ad·re·no·cor·ti·cal
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
Top
ad·re·no·cor·ti·cal
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
Top
adrenocortical
of, pertaining to, or derived from the cortex of the adrenal gland, e.g. adrenocortical hormone. See adrenal androgen, corticosteroid.
| adrenochrome, adrenoceptor, adrenergic receptor | |
| adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone-releasing factor, adrenocorticotropin |
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
Top
adrenocortical
Pertaining to or arising from the cortex of the adrenal gland.
- a. hormones — any of the corticosteroids elaborated by the adrenal cortex, the major ones being the glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, and including some androgens, progesterone and perhaps estrogens. See also corticosteroid.
- a. hyperplasia — may be bilateral, resulting from stimulation by a functional corticotropic adenoma of the pars distalis or the pars intermedia of the pituitary gland. See hyperadrenocorticism.
- a. neoplasms — adenomas usually do not cause clinical signs and are incidental findings at autopsy. Carcinomas are highly invasive of surrounding tissues and into the caudal vena cava. Rarely, adrenal neoplasms are functional and may cause signs of hyperadrenocorticism.
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
American Heritage Dictionary
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Read more
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry
Oxford University Press. Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology © 1997, 2000, 2006 All rights reserved.
Read more
