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Adrenalectomy

Known as: Adrenalectomies, Excision of Adrenal Gland, Adrenalectomy NOS 
Surgery to remove one or both adrenal glands (a small organ on top of each kidney).
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Abdominal CavityAblationEducational aspectsEndocrine system

Broader (3)

Adrenal GlandsEndocrine Surgical ProceduresExcision

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Bilateral adrenalectomyPartial adrenalectomy

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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Effects of Adrenalectomy on Body Weight and Hyperglycemia in Five Months Old Ob/Ob Mice
Observation on body weight gain, blood glucose levels, and responses to a glucose challenge in ob/ob mice adrenalectomized at… 
1976
1976
Responses of plasma "estradiol" and plasma LH to ovariectomy, ovariectomy plus adrenalectomy, and estrogen injection at various ages.
Plasma LH and "estradiol" were measured by radioimmunoassay in female rats 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, and 80 days of age, and the… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Modification of stress-induced prolactin release by dexamethasone or adrenalectomy.
A study was conducted to determine the influence of conditions known to alter ACTH secretion on prolactin release by the… 
1975
1975
Bilateral adrenalectomy for advanced breast cancer: a 21 year experience.
Of 680 patients who had bilateral adrenalectomies for metastatic breast cancer, 583 were evaluable. Two hundred and nine patients… 
1972
1972
Quantitative histological changes in the rat hypothalamus following bilateral adrenalectomy.
At 24 h after bilateral adrenalectomy, an increase in nuclear volume can be observed in the anterior centromedial cell group of… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Changes in adenohypophyseal cytology and nucleic acid content in the rat 32 days after bilateral adrenalectomy and the chronic injection of cortisol.
Control, adrenalectomized, and cortisol-treated rats were maintained under rigidly controlled conditions, and the adenohypophyses… 
1961
1961
Adrenaline excretion during resting conditions and after insulin in adrenalectomized human subjects.
Abstract : The effect of insulin on the urinary excretion of adrenaline was studied in 10 bilaterally adrenalectomized patients… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Histidine decarboxylase of rat stomach and other mammalian tissues.
With minute quantities of C14 l-histidine as substrate, rat stomach histidine decarboxylase shows a far higher activity than that… 
1953
1953
The effect of adrenalectomy, surgical trauma, and ether anesthesia upon the capillary resistance of the albino rat.
CAPILLARY leakage associated with widespread vascular dilatation has long been considered as a typical change after adrenalectomy… 
1949
1949
Quantitative studies of cell types in the rat hypophysis following unilateral adrenalectomy.
The interrelationship between hypophysis and adrenal cortex has been established conclusively by extensive experimentation with…