Comparison between the very-low-fluence (VLFR), low-fluence (LFR), and high-irradiance responses (HIR)

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The outermost zone, called the zona glomerulosa, secretes mineralocorticoids.

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The conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone, catalyzed by cholesterol desmolase (P450scc or CYP11A1), in mitochondria

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Zona glomerulosa cells capable of secreting significant amounts of aldosterone because they contain the enzyme aldosterone synthase

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Zona glomerulosa lacks 17α-hydroxylase

Increases Na+ reabsorption Increases K+ secretion Increases H+ secretion

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