Assertion: adrenal cortex's layer | /r/HasProperty | the zona reticularis
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text: The innermost layer of the cortex, the zona reticularis, produces androgens that are converted to fully functional sex hormones in the gonads and other target organs.
text: The outside adrenal cortex is derived from mesothelium and can be further divided into 3 distinct layers (zona reticularis, zona fasiculata, zona glomerulosa) each with distinct hormonal functions.
text: The next layer, the zona fasciculata, makes glucocorticoids like cortisol, while the inner layer, known as the zona reticularis, makes androgens such as testosterone.
text: The innermost cortical layer, the zona reticularis, lies directly adjacent to the medulla.
text: Finally, the inner most layer, the zona reticularis, is responsible for the production of small amounts of the sex hormones androgen, progesterone and estrogen.
text: The inner layer, zona reticularis, stores cholesterol for steroidogenesis (the making of steroids) and the secretion of small amounts of sex hormones such as estrogen and testosterone.