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ea0036s2.1 | Symposia 2 Recent advances in adrenal disease | BSPED2014
Adrenal development and adrenal insufficiency
The human adrenal gland develops from around 4 weeks post conception and undergoes rapid growth and differentiation in early fetal life. At birth, the adrenal gland consists of a mature adult type cortex capable of mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid production, as well as a fetal zone that involutes in the first few months. Disruption of the HPA axis development can cause adrenal hypoplasia. This is classically broken down into secondary causes (ACTH insufficiency); ACTH-res...
Endocrine Abstracts
ISSN 1470-3947 (print) | ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
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