| Adrenal gland disorder | |
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| Depiction of location of adrenal glands in human body. | |
| Specialty | Endocrinology  |
Adrenal gland disorders (or diseases) are conditions that interfere with the normal functioning of the adrenal glands.[1] Your body produces too much or too little of one or more hormones when you have an adrenal gland dysfunction. The type of issue you have and the degree to which it affects your body's hormone levels determine the symptoms.[2]
The adrenal gland produces hormones that affects growth, development and stress, and also helps to regulate kidney function. There are two parts of the adrenal glands, the adrenal cortex and the adrenal medulla. The adrenal cortex produces mineralocorticoids, which regulate salt and water balance within the body, glucocorticoids (including cortisol) which have a wide number of roles within the body, and androgens, hormones with testosterone-like function.[3] The adrenal medulla produces epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline).[3]
- ^ Grossman, Ashley B. (May 2, 2022). "Hormonal and Metabolic Disorders". Merck Manuals Consumer Version. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "Adrenal Gland Disorders". National Library of Medicine. January 19, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Adrenal Glands, Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Library.