ZONA FASCICULATA
\zˈə͡ʊnə fˌasɪkjʊlˈɑːtə], \zˈəʊnə fˌasɪkjʊlˈɑːtə], \z_ˈəʊ_n_ə f_ˌa_s_ɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ˈɑː_t_ə]\
Definitions of ZONA FASCICULATA
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
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The wide middle zone of the adrenal cortex. This zone consists of large lipid-laden cells radially arranged in parallel cords. It converts pregnenolone to cortisol by a series of enzymatically regulated steps. A small amount of corticosterone is formed as a by-product of cortisol synthesis.
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
