Their excessive production of catecholamines and other hormones like cortisol can lead to Cushing's Disease.
In fish and some amphibians, their major functions are carried out in separate organs, while in birds, they are single structures, but with tissue types intermingled rather than layered. A pheochromocytoma is a tumor of the chromaffin cells contained within a part of them, and the zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata, and zona reticularis make up their cortical layers. Their excessive production of catecholamines and other hormones like cortisol can lead to Cushing's Disease. Chronic insufficiency of them is also known as Addison's disease. FTP, name these glands located on the kidneys which produce hormones such as aldosterone and epinephrine.
In fish and some amphibians, their major functions are carried out in separate organs, while in birds, they are single structures, but with tissue types intermingled rather than layered.
{adrenal} or {suprarenal} glands