CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE
CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE Part of “CHAPTER 85 – PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL MEDULLA AND THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM“ ACh depolarizes chromaffin cells by increasing membrane permeability to sodium. Transmembrane influx of…
CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS
CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS Part of “CHAPTER 85 – PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL MEDULLA AND THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM“ The catecholamines contain a catechol (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) nucleus (Fig. 85-2). Intracellular events in NE…
FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY
FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY Part of “CHAPTER 85 – PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL MEDULLA AND THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM“ Sympathetic preganglionic axons originate from cell bodies in the intermediolateral cell columns of…
EMBRYOLOGY
EMBRYOLOGY Part of “CHAPTER 85 – PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL MEDULLA AND THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM“ The chromaffin tissue of the adrenal medulla and that of the ganglia of the…
INTEGRATION AND ADAPTATION
INTEGRATION AND ADAPTATION Part of “CHAPTER 85 – PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL MEDULLA AND THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM“ Related posts: FUTURE PROSPECTS HEIGHT AND WEIGHT REGULATION OF THE GROWTH HORMONE…
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL MEDULLA AND THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL MEDULLA AND THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM David S. Goldstein In responding to stressors, whether physical or psychological, trivial or mortal, the autonomic nervous system plays a…
THE INCIDENTAL ADRENAL MASS
THE INCIDENTAL ADRENAL MASS D. Lynn Loriaux An unanticipated adrenal mass is found in ˜4% of upper abdominal computed tomographic (CT) scans (see Chap. 88 and Chap. 89). There are…
SYNDROMES INVOLVING MINERALOCORTICOID EXCESS
SYNDROMES INVOLVING MINERALOCORTICOID EXCESS Part of “CHAPTER 83 – ADRENOCORTICAL DISORDERS IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD“ VARIETIES OF MINERALOCORTICOID EXCESS A primary excess of any of the mineralocorticoids produced by the…
PRECOCIOUS PSEUDOPUBERTY
PRECOCIOUS PSEUDOPUBERTY Part of “CHAPTER 83 – ADRENOCORTICAL DISORDERS IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD“ ETIOLOGY AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS Adrenarche is an “adrenal puberty” during which the adrenal cortex acquires the ability…
HYPERCORTISOLISM
HYPERCORTISOLISM Part of “CHAPTER 83 – ADRENOCORTICAL DISORDERS IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD“ CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS Cushing syndrome is the clinical manifestation of excess glucocorticoid. Along with the well-known manifestations in adults,…
