pituitary-adrenal system

Preferred Label : pituitary-adrenal system;

MeSH definition : The interactions between the anterior pituitary and adrenal glands, in which corticotropin (ACTH) stimulates the adrenal cortex and adrenal cortical hormones suppress the production of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary.;

MeSH synonym : systems, pituitary-adrenal; pituitary-adrenal systems; system, pituitary-adrenal; pituitary adrenal system;

MeSH annotation : hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis: coord HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

Details

Origin ID

D010913;

UMLS CUI

C0032022;

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Record concept(s)
- Pituitary-Adrenal system [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- Pituitary-Adrenal function tests [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body System [UMLS semantic type]

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