Vol. 26 (3) 2005 Neuro endocrinology letters

Adrenal cortex -- the next biological clock?

: It is well known that plasma levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), a steroid hormone secreted by zona reticularis (ZR) of the adrenal cortex, reach the maximal values in the third decade of life and then gradually decline with age. Moreover, the DHEA deficiency is probably responsible for several functional disturbances connected w.....