| ZG | Zona glomerulosa |
| ZF | Zona fasciculata |
| ZR | Zona reticularis |
| AI | Adrenal insufficiency |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| GR | Glucocorticoid receptor |
| MR | Mineralocorticoid receptor |
| AR | Androgen receptor |
| 3β-HSD | 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase |
| DHEA | Dehydroepiandrosterone |
| DHEAS | Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate |
| HPA | Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal |
| CRH | Corticotropin-releasing hormone |
| cAMP | Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| MC2R | Melanocortin type 2 receptor |
| ER | Estrogen receptors |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| PBMAH | Primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia |
| ARMC5 | Armadillo repeat containing 5 |
| CREB | cAMP-response element binding protein |
| PKA | Protein kinase A |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| KDM1A | Lysine (K)-specific demethylase 1A |
| GIPR | Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor |
| LH | Luteinizing hormone |
| PPNAD | Primary pigmented micronodular adrenocortical disease |
| CNC | Carney complex |
| cPPNAD | CNC PPNAD |
| CPA | Cortisol-producing adenoma |
| PA | Primary aldosteronism |
| IAH | Idiopathic adrenal hyperplasia |
| APA | Aldosterone-producing adenoma |
| FH | Familial hyperaldosteronism |
| APM | Aldosterone-producing micronodule |
| APCC | Aldosterone-producing cell cluster |
| ACC | Adrenocortical carcinoma |
| m6A | N6-methyladenosine |
| ASAT | Androgen-secreting adrenal tumor |
| sFRP-1 | Secreted Frizzled-related protein 1 |
| CBP | CREB-binding protein |
| CRE | cAMP response element |