"Adrenal Medulla" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D000313
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.071.265
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| Concept/Terms |
Adrenal Medulla- Adrenal Medulla
- Adrenal Medullas
- Medulla, Adrenal
- Medullas, Adrenal
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adrenal Medulla" by people in Profiles.
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The effects of enalapril and losartan on mechanical ventilation-induced sympathoadrenal activation and oxidative stress in rats. J Surg Res. 2014 May 15; 188(2):510-6.
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Hypertension and adrenal disorders. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2003 Dec; 5(6):498-504.
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Release of nontransmembrane full-length Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein from the lumenar surface of chromaffin granule membranes. Biochemistry. 1998 Feb 03; 37(5):1274-82.
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Biphasic generation of diacylglycerol by angiotensin and phorbol ester in bovine adrenal chromaffin cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1993 Jan 15; 190(1):181-5.
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Biochemistry of catecholamines. Annu Rev Biochem. 1971; 40:465-500.