"Adrenal Glands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A pair of glands located at the cranial pole of each of the two KIDNEYS. Each adrenal gland is composed of two distinct endocrine tissues with separate embryonic origins, the ADRENAL CORTEX producing STEROIDS and the ADRENAL MEDULLA producing NEUROTRANSMITTERS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000311
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.071
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| Concept/Terms |
Adrenal Glands- Adrenal Glands
- Adrenal Gland
- Gland, Adrenal
- Glands, Adrenal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adrenal Glands" by people in Profiles.
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Adrenal histologic and genetic characteristics of primary aldosteronism in late adulthood. Eur J Endocrinol. 2026 Feb 04; 194(2):208-216.
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Adrenal vein sampling with continuous infusion of cosyntropin for identifying surgically curable cases of primary aldosteronism. Clin Imaging. 2026 Jan; 129:110664.
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The Transcriptome Trajectory Reveals Sex- and Age-Dependent Changes in the Mouse Adrenal Gland. Aging Cell. 2025 Oct; 24(10):e70169.
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Current insight into the transient X-zone in the adrenal gland cortex. Vitam Horm. 2024; 124:297-339.
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RNA-Seq Reveals Sub-Zones in Mouse Adrenal Zona Fasciculata and the Sexually Dimorphic Responses to Thyroid Hormone. Endocrinology. 2020 09 01; 161(9).
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Interplay Between Statins, Cav1 (Caveolin-1), and Aldosterone. Hypertension. 2020 09; 76(3):962-967.
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Microwaving and Fluorophore-Tyramide for Multiplex Immunostaining on Mouse Adrenals - Using Unconjugated Primary Antibodies from the Same Host Species. J Vis Exp. 2020 02 21; (156).
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Influence of Adrenal Venous Sampling on Management in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism Independent of Lateralization on Cross-Sectional Imaging. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 07; 229(1):116-124.
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Relationships between adrenarcheal hormones, hippocampal volumes and depressive symptoms in children. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 06; 104:55-63.
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Organ-sparing procedures in GU cancer: part?1-organ-sparing procedures in renal and adrenal tumors: a systematic review. Int Urol Nephrol. 2019 Mar; 51(3):377-393.