Adrenal glands

Triangular-shaped glands located on top of the kidneys. They produce hormones such as cortisol, epinephrine (adrenalin), and norepinephrine, as well small amounts of estrogens and androgens.

Review Date: 12/22/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.

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