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Sympathoadrenal System MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sympathoadrenal System
Tree Number(s)
A06.300.071.265.500
A06.688.866
A08.713.866
A08.800.050.800.850
Unique ID
D000084602
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000084602
Scope Note
A connection of the SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM and the ADRENAL MEDULLA of the ADRENAL GLANDS. Intra-adrenal connection from the medulla to the cortex connects the system to other neuroendocrine systems, which in concert participate in FLIGHT REACTION in stress situations. CATECHOLAMINES are the principle hormone in the system.
Entry Term(s)
Sympatho-Adrenal Axis
Sympatho-Adrenal Medullary System
Sympatho-Adrenal System
Sympathoadrenal Axis
Sympathoadrenal Medullary Axis
Sympathoadrenal Medullary System
Previous Indexing
Adrenal Glands (1963-2020)
Sympathetic Nervous System (1967-2020)
Public MeSH Note
2021
History Note
2021
Date Established
2021/01/01
Date of Entry
2020/07/07
Revision Date
2022/04/29
Sympathoadrenal System Preferred
Sympatho-Adrenal Medullary System Narrower
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