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adrenal cortex
Function:
- steroid secreting portion of adrenal
Structure:
- constitutes ~90% of the adrenal gland by weight.
- divided into three sections:
a) zona glomerulosa
b) zona fasciculata
c) zona reticularis
Related
adrenal cortex hormone; corticosteroid
adrenal gland disease
adrenal steroid biosynthesis
General
endocrine gland
References
Histology: A Text and Atlas. 4th ed. Ross et al.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2003
Component-of
adrenal (suprarenal) gland
Components
zona fasciculata
zona glomerulosa
zona reticularis
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