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Endocrine System > Endocrine Glands > Adrenal Glands > Adrenal Medulla > Sympathoadrenal System
Nervous System > Neurosecretory Systems > Sympathoadrenal System
Endocrine System > Neurosecretory Systems > Sympathoadrenal System
Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Autonomic Nervous System > Sympathetic Nervous System > Sympathoadrenal System

Preferred term

Sympathoadrenal System  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Axis, Sympatho-Adrenal
  • Sympatho Adrenal Axis
  • Sympatho-Adrenal Axis
  • Sympathoadrenal Axis
  • Sympatho Adrenal System
  • Sympatho-Adrenal System
  • Sympatho-Adrenal Systems
  • System, Sympatho-Adrenal

Scope note

  • A collection of the SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM and the ADRENAL MEDULLA of the ADRENAL GLANDS. Intra-adrenal connection from the medulla to the cortex connects the system to other neuroendocrine systems, which in concert participate in FLIGHT REACTION in stress situations. CATECHOLAMINES are the principle hormone in the system.

History note

  • 2021

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000084602

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