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Adrenal Cortex

Known as: Cortex of adrenal gland, Cortex, Adrenal, Cortex glandulae suprarenalis 
The outer layer of the adrenal gland. It is derived from MESODERM and comprised of three zones (outer ZONA GLOMERULOSA, middle ZONA FASCICULATA, and… 
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ADRENAL CORTEX NECROSISAdrenal Cortex Carcinoma Overall ENSAT v7 StagingAdrenal Cortex DiseasesAdrenal Cortex Function Tests

Broader (1)

Adrenal Glands

Narrower (3)

Malignant neoplasm of adrenal cortexZona FasciculataZona Glomerulosa

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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Protein kinase-mediated phosphorylation of a purified sterol ester hydrolase from bovine adrenal cortex.
Sterol ester hydrolase (cholesterol esterase, E.C. 3.1.1.13) of bovine adrenal cortex has been extensively purified by ammonium… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Spontaneous tumors in ACI/N rats.
One hundred ninety-five spontaneous tumors, developing in 55 male and 209 female ACI/N rats in 169 weeks, were studied. The… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Alterations of adrenal cortex and thyroid in mice with congenital absence of the thymus.
THE possible role of endocrine factors in the thymus and their control by hormones of the adenohypophysis or its target glands… 
1969
1969
An ultrastructural study of the adrenocorticotrophic hormone-secreting cell in the rat adenohypophysis during adrenal cortical regeneration.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Plasma cortisol levels in protein-calorie malnutrition.
The two clinical syndromes of protein-calorie malnutrition-kwashiorkor and marasmus, have been widely studied. Striking… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
The juxtaglomerular cells in man and their relationship to the level of plasma sodium and to the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex.
A relation between levels of plasma sodium and potassium and the adrenal cortex has been demonstrated in both animals and man… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Inhibition of aldosterone secretion by amphenone in man.
AMPHENONE was synthesized in 1950 by Allen and Corwin1 and has been shown to possess a high degree of biologic activity in… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Formation and binding of histamine by rat tissues in vitro.
Several rat tissues decarboxylate C14 l-histidine and bind the resulting histamine in stable form. The pyloric portion of the… 
Highly Cited
1955
Highly Cited
1955
Contribution to the histopathology of cataract.
Until quite recently a major puzzle in respect to the pathogenesis of radiation cataract has been the long lag period between… 
Highly Cited
1949
Highly Cited
1949
Spontaneous basophilic tumors of the pituitary glands in gonadectomized mice.
Mice of the F1 generation reciprocal crosses of JAX strains C57 Black, dba, ce, A and C3H were gonadectomized at 1 to 3 days of…