interrenal gland
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interrenal gland — noun see interrenal body … Useful english dictionary
interrenal body — noun or interrenal gland : a small body of discrete adrenal cortical tissue lying between the kidneys of certain fishes … Useful english dictionary
pituitary gland — the endocrine gland located below the diencephalon just posterior to the crossed optic nerves. It controls the thyroid and interrenal gland, the gonads, growth, protein and carbohydrate metabolism, and chromatophore concentration and dispersion … Dictionary of ichthyology
adrenal gland — absent in fishes but said to be present in sculpins (Cottidae). Interrenal cells associated with major blood vessels in the anterior kidney represent adrenal cortical tissue in fishes. Adrenal medullary cells are associated with sympathetic… … Dictionary of ichthyology
List of steroid abbreviations — The steroid hormones are referred to by various abbreviations in the biological literature. The purpose of this list is to give commonly used abbreviations for steroid hormones, with supporting references to the literature.cite journal… … Wikipedia
endocrine system — Group of ductless glands that secrete hormones necessary for normal growth and development, reproduction, and homeostasis. The major endocrine glands are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, islets of Langerhans, adrenals, parathyroids, ovaries … Universalium
