STRUCTURE AND NOMENCLATURE
STRUCTURE AND NOMENCLATURE Part of “CHAPTER 72 – SYNTHESIS AND METABOLISM OF CORTICOSTEROIDS“ Steroids have a common structure with 17-carbon atoms arranged in three six-membered rings and a fourth five-membered…
SYNTHESIS AND METABOLISM OF CORTICOSTEROIDS
SYNTHESIS AND METABOLISM OF CORTICOSTEROIDS Perrin C. White The adrenal glands are endocrinologically complex organs that are composed of two distinct endocrine tissues derived from different embryologic sources1 (see Chap….
HISTOPATHOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL MEDULLA
HISTOPATHOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL MEDULLA Part of “CHAPTER 71 – MORPHOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX AND MEDULLA“ NORMAL HISTOLOGY The medulla is located primarily in the head of the adrenal…
HISTOPATHOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX
HISTOPATHOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX Part of “CHAPTER 71 – MORPHOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX AND MEDULLA“ NORMAL HISTOLOGY The adult adrenal cortex includes the outer 80% of the adrenal…
EMBRYOLOGY
EMBRYOLOGY Part of “CHAPTER 71 – MORPHOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX AND MEDULLA“ The adrenal cortex and medulla arise from separate embryologic tissues (Fig. 71-1). Beginning in the fourth week…
MORPHOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX AND MEDULLA
MORPHOLOGY OF THE ADRENAL CORTEX AND MEDULLA Donna M. Arab O’Brien The adrenal glands are paired organs adjacent to the kidneys, containing a cortex and a medulla. These two divisions…
OSTEOPENIA IN CHILDHOOD
OSTEOPENIA IN CHILDHOOD Part of “CHAPTER 70 – DISORDERS OF CALCIUM AND BONE METABOLISM IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD“ Children occasionally come to the physician’s attention because of osteopenia (radiographic evidence…
INHERITED DISORDERS OF VITAMIN D METABOLISM AND ACTIVITY
INHERITED DISORDERS OF VITAMIN D METABOLISM AND ACTIVITY Part of “CHAPTER 70 – DISORDERS OF CALCIUM AND BONE METABOLISM IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD“ Autosomal recessive 1α -hydroxylase deficiency (also known…
