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Descriptor English:   Pituitary-Adrenal System 
Descriptor Spanish:   Sistema Hipófiso-Suprarrenal 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Sistema Hipófise-Suprarrenal 
Synonyms English:   Pituitary Adrenal System
Pituitary-Adrenal Systems
System, Pituitary-Adrenal
Systems, Pituitary-Adrenal  
Tree Number:   A06.300.691
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis: coord HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM + PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM
History Note English:   68(66); was in Cat G only 1966-74 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DG diagnostic imaging
DE drug effects EM embryology
EN enzymology GD growth & development
IM immunology IN injuries
IR innervation ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
SU surgery UL ultrastructure
VI virology  
Record Number:   11332 
Unique Identifier:   D010913 

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