MeSH definition : The inner zone of the adrenal cortex. This zone produces the enzymes that convert
PREGNENOLONE, a 21-carbon steroid, to 19-carbon steroids (DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE;
and ANDROSTENEDIONE) via 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE.;
The inner zone of the adrenal cortex. This zone produces the enzymes that convert
PREGNENOLONE, a 21-carbon steroid, to 19-carbon steroids (DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE;
and ANDROSTENEDIONE) via 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE.