Specifically, 11-deoxycortisol and 11-deoxylcorticosterone act on progesterone to form cortisol and corticosterone, respectively, in the adrenal cortex.
The three main categories of steroid hormones (mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids and adrenal androgens) are synthesised in the adrenal cortex from cholesterol.
Secretion of cortisol from the adrenal cortex is regulated by a complex system of long and short feedback loops.
It is produced in the ovary, placenta and possibly the adrenal cortex.
Reaction of the adrenal cortex to emotional stress.
Distribution of prothymosin alpha in rat and human adrenal cortex.
Structure and function of the adrenal cortex.
It is found in the zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex.
