Difference between revisions of "Adrenal gland"

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-*Brown skin - due POMC (a precursor of ACTH - implies [[pituitary gland]] intact).<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1157>{{Ref PBoD8|1157}}</ref>
+*Brown skin - due POMC (a precursor of ACTH and melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH)).<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1157>{{Ref PBoD8|1157}}</ref>
+**POMC presence implies the [[pituitary gland]] intact.
 *Hypotension.
 *Nausea and vomiting.