Injury to adrenal cortex is not likely to affect the secretion of which one of the following?
Injury to adrenal cortex is not likely to affect the secretion of which one of the following?
Aldosterone
Both androstenedione and dehydroepiandrosterone
Adrenaline
Cortisol
Solution
The adrenal medulla synthesizes two hormones-adrenalin (epinephrine) and nor-adrenalin (non-epinephrine). These hormones are proteinaceous in nature and derived from amino acid tyrosine. Thus, injury to adrenal cortex will not affect the secretion of adrenaline.