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ADRENOCORTICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
adrenal cortex (the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones)
Context examples:
Adrenal cancer that starts in the outside layer of the adrenal gland is called adrenocortical carcinoma.
(Adrenal cancer, NCI Dictionary)
Clinical signs usually appear during the first decade and include alacrima, achalasia, autonomic dysfunction and the sequelae of adrenocortical insufficiency: hypoglycemia and hypotension.
(Allgrove Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called adrenocortical cancer and adrenocortical carcinoma.
(Cancer of the adrenal cortex, NCI Dictionary)
Also called adrenocortical carcinoma and cancer of the adrenal cortex.
(Adrenocortical cancer, NCI Dictionary)
Adrenocortical adenomas (about 20% in males and 40% in females over 18 months of age), and phaeochromocytomas or preneoplastic nodules in adrenal medulla (about 67% of males over 21 months of age) (Snell 1965).
(M520, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)
After binding to low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors in the adrenal cortex, this agent is internalized, permitting scintigraphic localization of areas of adrenocortical glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid and androgen secretion, and the scintigraphic assessment of adrenocortical function.
(Iodine I 131-6-Beta-Iodomethyl-19-Norcholesterol, NCI Thesaurus)
Expressed throughout the enteric and central nervous systems by human NMU Gene (NMU Family), 174-aa 20-kDa (precursor) secreted Neuromedin U (25-aa) is a potent neuropeptide ligand of G Protein-Coupled Receptor 66 and Neuromedin U Receptor 2 (a GPCR) that stimulates smooth muscle contractions of the ileum, urinary bladder, and uterus, increases blood pressure, alters ion transport in the gut, controls local blood flow, and regulates adrenocortical function.
(Neuromedin U, NCI Thesaurus)
