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Descriptor English: Adrenal Medulla
Descriptor Spanish: Médula Suprarrenal
Descriptor médula suprarrenal
Entry term(s) médula adrenal
Scope note: Porción interna de la glándula suprarrenal. Derivada del ECTODERMO, la médula suprarrenal consta esencialmente de CÉLULAS CROMAFINES que producen y almacenan diversos NEUROTRANSMISORES, principalmente adrenalina (EPINEFRINA) y noradrenalina (NOREPINEFRINA). La actividad de la médula suprarrenal está regulada por el SISTEMA NERVIOSO SIMPÁTICO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Medula Suprarrenal
Descriptor French: Médulla surrénale
Entry term(s): Adrenal Medullas
Medulla, Adrenal
Medullas, Adrenal
Tree number(s): A06.300.071.265
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000313
Scope note: The inner portion of the adrenal gland. Derived from ECTODERM, adrenal medulla consists mainly of CHROMAFFIN CELLS that produces and stores a number of NEUROTRANSMITTERS, mainly adrenaline (EPINEPHRINE) and NOREPINEPHRINE. The activity of the adrenal medulla is regulated by the SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Annotation: dis = ADRENAL MEDULLA (IM) + ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES (IM); medulla enucleation: for physiol studies, ADRENAL MEDULLA /physiol, for surg ther, ADRENAL MEDULLA /surg
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 316
Unique ID: D000313
NLM Classification: WK 725
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Adrenal Medulla - Preferred
Concept UI M0000489
Scope note The inner portion of the adrenal gland. Derived from ECTODERM, adrenal medulla consists mainly of CHROMAFFIN CELLS that produces and stores a number of NEUROTRANSMITTERS, mainly adrenaline (EPINEPHRINE) and NOREPINEPHRINE. The activity of the adrenal medulla is regulated by the SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Preferred term Adrenal Medulla
Entry term(s) Adrenal Medullas
Medulla, Adrenal
Medullas, Adrenal



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