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European Congress of Endocrinology 2021

Online
22 May 2021 - 26 May 2021

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The European Congress of Endocrinology provides a global platform for the international endocrine community to discuss the latest advances in the field.

Symposia

Symposium 22: From adrenal stem cells to ACC

ea0073s22.1 | Symposium 22: From adrenal stem cells to ACC | ECE2021

Adrenal cortex ageing and cancer

Basham Katie

The adrenal cortex functions to produce steroid hormones that are essential for life and regulate key biological processes, such as control of blood pressure, metabolism, reproduction, stress, and the immune response. In order to achieve both a rapid and precise response, the adrenal cortex employs hormonal feedforward-feedback systems that function in the context of histologically distinct adrenocortical zones. These layers, the outer zona glomerulosa (zG), intermediate zona ...