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Re: difference: Adreanl gland From: Pat (anonymous@obgyn.net) Tue, 19 Feb 2002 08:10:25 -0600 (CST) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Stefanie: "Re: The insulin resistance diet" Previous message: OBGYN.net: "OBGYN.net February Update" In reply to: Pam: "difference" There is no one endocrine gland, but rather, and endocrine system. The endocrine system is the system that oversees all of the body's glands. The Adrenal gland is a gland within the endocrine system, a part of the "The adrenal glands are part of a complex system that produces interacting hormones. The hypothalamus produces corticotropin-releasing hormone, triggering the pituitary gland to secrete corticotropin, which regulates the production of corticosteroids by the adrenal glands. Adrenal glands may stop functioning when either the pituitary or hypothalamus fails to produce sufficient amounts of the appropriate hormones. Underproduction or overproduction of any adrenal hormones can lead to serious illness."[http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec13/146.htm] Overproduction of androgenic steroids (testosterone and similar hormones) is a condition that leads to virilization, the development of exaggerated masculine characteristics in either men or women (which is known as PCOS). Adrenal Gland: http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec13/146.htm http://www.aace.com/my.php: My endocrine disorder http://www.aace.com/org/intro.php: American Assoc of Endocrinologists -- Pat Sonnenstuhl, ARNP PCOS Support and Information Next message: Stefanie: "Re: The insulin resistance diet" Previous message: OBGYN.net: "OBGYN.net February Update" In reply to: Pam: "difference"

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