Assertion: adrenal cortex | /r/HasProperty | addison's disease
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text: Etiology Adrenocortical insufficiency may reflect a primary defect in hormone secretion by the adrenal cortex (Addison's disease) or a secondary pituitary deficiency in ACTH secretion or inhibition of cortisol production by drugs.
text: The latter determines the hyperpigmentation frequently observed in the adrenal cortex (Addison’s disease) insufficiency since more POMC peptides (and thus more MSH) are secreted during elevated ACTH production.