The adrenal glands produce several hormones necessary for everyday human life and health. They produce hormones that help regulate the metabolism, blood pressure, immune system, stress response, and ...

In the nongoitrous region of Boston they determined the frequency of all solitary thyroid nodules, both benign and malignant, by careful examination of 1373 thyroid glands obtained at autopsy.

Primary aldosteronism is an endocrine disorder that occurs when the adrenal glands produce too much of the hormone aldosterone, frequently caused by the presence of nodules on the glands.