| 21. | She indicated that her adrenal glands were atrophied to about 30 % function.
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| 22. | Shortly thereafter, Sam was diagnosed with Addison's disease, which affects the adrenal glands.
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| 23. | Pyknotic nuclei are often found in the zona reticularis of the adrenal gland.
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| 24. | There are little cysts in the kidneys, liver and adrenal glands.
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| 25. | The adrenal cortex is the outermost layer of the adrenal gland.
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| 26. | Corticosteroids are hormones produced naturally in the outer layer of the adrenal gland.
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| 27. | Historically, it was believed that cortisol was only produced by the adrenal glands.
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| 28. | In women, the hormone is mainly produced in the ovaries and adrenal glands.
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| 29. | This permits the adrenal glands to resume the body's natural production of cortisol.
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| 30. | Scintigraphy of the adrenal gland with iodocholesterol scan is occasionally necessary.
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