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MeSH Heading: Zona Reticularis
Tree Number(s): A06.300.071.140.970
Unique ID: D015385
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015385
Scope Note: The inner zone of the adrenal cortex. This zone produces the enzymes that convert PREGNENOLONE, a 21-carbon steroid, to 19-carbon steroids (DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; and ANDROSTENEDIONE) via 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE.
Entry Term(s): Adrenal Reticularis
Previous Indexing: Adrenal Cortex (1975-1988); Adrenal Glands (1966-1988)
Public MeSH Note: 89
History Note: 89
Date Established: 1989/01/01
Date of Entry: 1988/06/06
Revision Date: 2018/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

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