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Descriptor
English
:
Adrenal Medulla
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Médula Suprarrenal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Medula Suprarrenal
Tree Number:
A06.407.071.265
Definition
English
:
The inner portion of the adrenal gland. Derived from
ECTODERM
,
adrenal medulla
consists mainly of
CHROMAFFIN CELLS
that produces and stores a number of NEUROTRANSMITTERS, mainly
adrenaline
(
EPINEPHRINE
) and
NOREPINEPHRINE
. The activity of the
adrenal medulla
is regulated by the
SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
dis =
ADRENAL MEDULLA
(IM) +
ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES
(IM); medulla enucleation: for physiol studies,
ADRENAL MEDULLA
/physiol, for surg ther,
ADRENAL MEDULLA
/surg
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
316
Unique Identifier:
D000313
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