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Descriptor English:   Pituitary-Adrenal System 
Descriptor Spanish:   Sistema Hipófiso-Suprarrenal 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Sistema Hipófise-Suprarrenal 
Tree Number:   A06.407.691
Definition English:   The interactions between the anterior pituitary and adrenal glands, in which corticotropin (ACTH) stimulates the adrenal cortex and adrenal cortical hormones suppress the production of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary. 
Indexing Annotation English:   hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis: coord HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM + PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM
History Note English:   68(66); was in Cat G only 1966-74 
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 US ultrasonography
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   11332 
Unique Identifier:   D010913 

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