English Explanatory Dictionary

zona reticularis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The innermost layer of the adrenal cortex, responsible for the production of precursor androgens including dehydroepiandrosterone and androstenedione from cholesterol.

Word forms

zona reticularis

Etymology

Latin

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