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why can epinephrine be made only in the medulla?
needs cortisol for induction of enzyme for epineprhine production
what hormones does the adrenal medulla produce
epiniephrine

norepinephrine

dopamine
hypofunction of adrenal medulla
often due to diabeetic autonomic neuropathy
pheochromocytoma
continuous or transient symptoms of hypertenison, headache, palpitations, sweating, pallor, weightloss, constipation

due to excessive catecholamines
vascular supply of epinephrine producting cells

how about norepinephrine producing cells
epinephrine producing cells - adrenal cortex supply

norepinephrine producing cells - direct from medullary arteries
screen for pheochromcytoma
urine metanephrines or nometanephrines elefvated

plasma catecholamines elevated