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A brief review of adrenal physiology and steroidogenesis is given followed by a more comprehensive overview of adrenal pathophysiology. Inherited and acquired steroidogenic pathologies are described in the context of steroid excess and steroid deficiency.
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Adrenal Pathophysiology
Miller WL, Auchus RJ. The molecular biology, biochemistry, and physiology of human steroidogenesis and its disorders. Endocr Rev. 2011;32(1):81–151.
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Clifford-Mobley, O. (2019). Overview of Adrenocortical Pathophysiology. In: Rumsby, G., Woodward, G. (eds) Disorders of Steroidogenesis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96364-8_2
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