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The Adrenal Cortex and Its Disorders
History, embryology, and anatomy The adrenal cortex produces three principal categories of steroid hormones that regulate a wide variety of physiologic processes from fetal to adult life. Mineralocorticoids, principally aldosterone, regulate renal retention of sodium and thus profoundly influence electrolyte…