Svensk definition
Samverkan mellan hypofysens framdel och binjurekörtlarna, som innebär att kortikotropin (ACTH) stimulerar binjurebarken och att binjurebarkhormoner hämmar produktionen av kortikotropin i hypofysens främre del.
Pituitary-Adrenal System
Hypofys-binjureaxel
Engelsk definition
The interactions between the anterior pituitary and adrenal glands, in which corticotropin (ACTH) stimulates the adrenal cortex and adrenal cortical hormones suppress the production of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary.
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Pituitary Adrenal System — Pituitary-Adrenal Systems — System, Pituitary-Adrenal — Systems, Pituitary-Adrenal