Mechanisms to protect an individual from this sort of anti-self immune attack must exist, and they do, called as tolerance

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Adrenal medullary PNMT is induced by glucocorticoids

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Glucocorticoids are apparently necessary for the normal development of the adrenal medulla

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

In 21β-hydroxylase deficiency, glucocorticoid secretion is reduced during fetal life and the adrenal medulla is dysplastic

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Reuptake of Norepinephrine via aNET (norepinephrine transporter) is a major mechanism to terminate the actions of norepinephrine.

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Epinephrine and norepinephrine are metabolized to biologically inactive products by oxidation & methylation catalyzed by monoamine oxidase and catechol -O- methyltransferase respectively

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Epinephrine and norepinephrine both act on α-and β-adrenergic receptors (adrenoceptors)