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Regulation of Adrenocortical Function by the Sympathoadrenal System

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Adrenal Disorders

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Abstract

In the first complete description of the adrenal gland in 1852, von Kölliker described the adrenal as composed of two different tissues, with the cortex belonging to the “blood-vascular glands” and the medulla, a part of the nervous system, resembling a ganglion (1). The astonishing arrangement of these two tissues justifies the question: What is a ganglion doing inside a gland (2)?

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    Andrew N. Margioris MD

  2. Pediatric and Reproductive Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child and Human Development, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

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Ehrhart-Bornstein, M., Bornstein, S.R. (2001). Regulation of Adrenocortical Function by the Sympathoadrenal System. In: Margioris, A.N., Chrousos, G.P. (eds) Adrenal Disorders. Contemporary Endocrinology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-101-5_8

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