The release of catecholamines plays an essential role in initial adaptation to extrauterine life, particularly in connection with perinatal asphyxia (1). Circulating catecholamines originate to a ...

IN experiments to probe the mechanism of transmission of sympathetic activity at the adrenal medulla we have found that acetylcholine, which is believed to be the chemical transmitter, evokes ...

Your two adrenal glands sit on top of each of your kidneys. While small in size, your adrenal glands are responsible for numerous hormone-related functions in your body. The adrenal glands are part of ...

Hormones secreted by adrenal glands include- cortisol, aldosterone, adrenaline and noradrenaline. The adrenals are also an important source of the sex hormones oestrogen and testosterone. Significant ...

The adrenal glands are also called suprarenal glands. These are endocrine glands that lie like caps on top of the kidneys. In human beings the right adrenal gland is triangular shaped while the left ...

DUBLIN — Adrenal-sparing surgery enables half of patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) and bilateral pheochromocytoma to gain 10 years without adrenal insufficiency yet still have a ...

Aldosterone keeps the sodium and potassium in your blood balanced, which helps control your blood pressure and the balance of fluids in your body. You can have either primary, secondary or tertiary ...