Abstract
Adrenal glands are divided morphologically and functionally in two parts:
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The adrenal cortex, which consists of three layers: the glomerulosa zone, responsible for the production of mineralocorticoids (aldosterone); the fasciculata zone, which generates glucocorticoids (cortisol); and the reticulata zone, which generates sex hormones (androgen)
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The adrenal medulla, which generates catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine)
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Vlachou, F.J. (2018). SPECT in Adrenal Glands. In: Gouliamos, A., Andreou, J., Kosmidis, P. (eds) Imaging in Clinical Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68873-2_70
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