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Adrenal Glands

Known as: Adrenal, bilateral adrenal gland, Set of adrenal glands 
A pair of glands located at the cranial pole of each of the two KIDNEYS. Each adrenal gland is composed of two distinct endocrine tissues with… 
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Adrenal CortexAdrenalectomy

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Corticomedullary organ

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Review
2000
Review
2000
Antenatal Glucocorticoids and Programming of the Developing CNS
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are essential for many aspects of normal brain development. However, there is growing evidence from a… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Paclitaxel. A review of its pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties and therapeutic potential in the treatment of cancer.
Paclitaxel is a new anticancer agent with a novel mechanism of action. It promotes polymerisation of tubulin dimers to form… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Does ethnicity influence the prevalence of adrenal hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome?
Review
1986
Review
1986
Molecular characterization of fibroblast growth factor: distribution and biological activities in various tissues.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Uptake of high-density lipoprotein-associated apoprotein A-I and cholesterol esters by 16 tissues of the rat in vivo and by adrenal cells and hepatocytes in vitro.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Scintigraphic localization of pheochromocytoma.
We used a new radiopharmaceutical agent, [131I]meta-iodobenzylguanidine ([131I]MIBG), to produce scintigraphic images of… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Electron Microscopic Identification of Autonomic Nerve Endings
THE endings of some autonomic axons, which are presumed to be either adrenergic or cholinergic in function, can be distinguished… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Double isotope derivative assay of aldosterone in biological extracts.
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
Ascorbic acid in aromatic hydroxylation. I. A model system for aromatic hydroxylation.
Studies in this laboratory on the conversion of tyramine to hydroxytyramine by homogenates of adrenal medulla showed that… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
Studies on ACTH action in perfused bovine adrenals: the site of action of ACTH in corticosteroidogenesis.
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