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** the adrenal cortices, which produce glucocorticoid hormones ( mainly cortisol in humans ) in response to stimulation by ACTH.
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** Addison's disease is a rare disorder in which the adrenal glands do not produce sufficient amounts of glucocorticoids ( mainly cortisol ).
** Congenital adrenal hyperplasias are genetic defects of enzymes involved in cortisol production and can affect sex characteristics of affected patients.
** Waterhouse – Friderichsen syndrome is adrenal gland failure due to bleeding into the adrenal glands, caused by severe bacterial infection.
** increased androgen secretion during puberty ( in males from testis and in females from adrenal cortex )
** Diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders, adrenal disease
** One subtype is called idiopathic or unknown cause of adrenal insufficiency.
** Other cases are due to congenital adrenal hyperplasia or an adenoma ( tumor ) of the adrenal gland.
** Norepinephrine ( noradrenaline )-a neurotransmitter involved in sleep and wakefulness, attention, and feeding behavior, as well as a stress hormone released by the adrenal glands that regulates the sympathetic nervous system.
** Epinephrine ( adrenaline )-an adrenal stress hormone, as well as a neurotransmitter present at lower levels in the brain.
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** adrenal tumors
** congenital adrenal hyperplasia
** adrenal glands ( see adrenal tumor )
** Some forms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
** E. g., lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia, congenital adrenal hyperplasia
** endocrinopathy ( adrenal, pituitary, gonadal, parathyroid ); diabetes or hypothyroidism alone are insufficient
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** Defocus aberration, which occurs when a system is out of focus
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** the court is satisfied by evidence on oath that he is likely to be able to give material evidence or produce any document or thing likely to be material evidence in the proceedings,
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** holding the opponent's body with the arms and legs to produce a stalemate
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** ONPG is cleaved to produce the intensely yellow compound, orthonitrophenol, and is commonly used as a substrate for assay of β-galactosidase in vitro.
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