Adrenal medulla
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inner part of the adrenal gland; it synthesizes, stores and releases catecholamines.
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- As its name suggests, the adrenal medulla is situated within the adrenal gland, while the adrenal cortex covers its surface.
- Corticotropin-releasing factor in the dog adrenal medulla is secreted in response to hemorrhage.
- Adrenal medulla is involved in the aldosterone secretagogue effect of substance P.
- In species in which the adrenal medulla is not surrounded by adrenocortical tissue, the catecholamine content of the medulla is almost ex- clusively noradrenaline (4).
- is a Kind of adrenal medulla is a kind of: medulla — the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal endocrine gland, ductless gland — any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream .
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