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Adrenal Glands

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The adrenal glands (glandula suprarenalis, glandula adrenalis) are paired organs. Their function is to produce vital hormones in humans and other mammals as well as reptiles and birds. They partake in the structural organisation that releases hormone secretion.

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  1. Institut für Radiologie, TU München Klinikum rechts der Isar, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, München, Germany

    Ernst J. Rummeny

  2. Institut für Radiologie, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, München, Germany

    Klaus Holzapfel Dr. med.

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  1. Inst. f. Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

    Thomas J. Vogl

  2. Klinik f. Diag. und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg, Saarland, Germany

    Wolfgang Reith

  3. Inst. f. Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, TU München Klinikum rechts der Isar, München, Germany

    Ernst J. Rummeny

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Rummeny, E.J., Holzapfel, K. (2016). Adrenal Glands. In: Vogl, T., Reith, W., Rummeny, E. (eds) Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44037-7_29

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