Concept information
Preferred term
Pituitary-Adrenal System
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Note
- hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis: coord HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM + PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM
Scope note
- The interactions between the anterior pituitary and adrenal glands, in which corticotropin (ACTH) stimulates the adrenal cortex and adrenal cortical hormones suppress the production of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary.
History note
- 68(66); was in Cat G only 1966-74
In other languages
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Finnish
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aivolisäke-lisämunuaisakseli
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hypofyysi-lisämunuaisakseli
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hypofyysi-lisämunuaisjärjestelmä
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010913
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