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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).
National Institutes of Health

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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… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Diminishing corticotrope capacity to release ACTH during sustained stimulation: the twenty-four hours after bilateral adrenalectomy in the rat.
Pituitaries were collected from rats at various intervals up to 72 hr after adrenalectomy. Their capacity to secrete ACTH in… 
1968
1968
Effect of thyroid hormones on metabolism. II. The effect of adrenalectomy or hypophysectomy on responses of rat liver enzyme activity to l-thyroxine injection.
Many enzyme activities which were increased by hydrocortisone were decreased by adrenalectomy. This effect was more apparent with… 
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… 
1950
1950
Effect of Adrenalectomy on Spontaneous and Induced Proteinuria in the Rat.∗
Summary 1. Bilateral adrenalectomy abolishes or greatly reduces the types of experimentally produced proteinuria studied in the… 
1949
1949
The Influence of Hormones from the Adrenal Cortex on the Dermal Spread of India Ink With and Without Hyaluronidase
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