transitions, which are pyrimidine-to-pyrimidine and purine-to-purine substitutions, such as T to C and A to G;

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The synthesis and secretion of steroid hormones by the adrenal cortex depend on the stimulation of cholesterol desmolase by ACTH.

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The zona fasciculata/reticularis, is under the exclusive control of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Negative feedback is exerted by cortisol in the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The zona glomerulosa is controlled via; Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. 

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Aldosterone has three actions on the late distal tubule and collecting ducts of the kidney: 

Increases Na+ reabsorption

Increases K+ secretion

Increases H+ secretion

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

ACTH stimulates the synthesis and secretion of cortisol by the activation of adenylyl cyclase via Gs.