American Physiological Society Handbook of Physiology

The two types of secretory tissue that compose the adrenal gland are compared and contrasted in this volume. Emphasis is placed on how work on the intricacies of hormones has significance for physiology. The first part of the volume demonstrates the ubiquity of actions of the secretions of the adrenal cortex and the variety of target organs and cells involved. The second part, which covers the medulla, emphasizes advances in our knowledge of adrenergic mechanisms.