Preferred Name |
medulla of adrenal gland |
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Synonyms |
adrenal medulla |
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Definitions |
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. [MeSH] |
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ID |
http://radlex.org/RID/RID90 |
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Definition |
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. [MeSH] |
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label |
RID90 |
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Part_Of | ||
Preferred_name |
medulla of adrenal gland |
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Preferred_name_German |
Mark der Nebenniere |
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prefixIRI |
RID90 |
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Synonym |
adrenal medulla |
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UMLS_ID |
C0001629 |
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subClassOf |