The two major parts of the adrenal gland are the cortex and the medulla. The gland is surrounded by an adipose (fatty) ...

Addison's disease occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough hormones due to either the adrenal cortex not producing enough cortisol and aldosterone or when both adrenal glands have been ...

In 1950, Kendall, Hench, and Reichstein were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine “for their discoveries relating to the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects.” ...

THE letter from Miss Deanesly published in NATURE of January 8, and dealing with the adrenal of the mouse, contains several inaccuracies. I feel bound to correct one which is not open to argument.