Table 1.
Abbreviations used.
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotrophic hormone, corticotrophin |
| AgRP | Agouti-related peptide |
| AKR1B7 | Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B7 |
| AKR1C3 | Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3, type 5 17β-HSD |
| ANP | Atrial natriuretic peptide |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 (c-fos, c-jun heterodimeric transcription factor) |
| APCC | Aldosterone producing cell clusters |
| ARNTL | Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like protein 1, = BMAL |
| AsP | Adrenal secretory protease |
| AT1R | Angiotensin II type 1 receptor |
| AZ1 | Adrenocortical zonation factor |
| BMAL | basic helix-loop-helix/PER-ARNT-SIM (bHLH/PAS) transcription factor, = ARNTL, MOP3 |
| BMP | Bone morphogenetic protein |
| 3β-HSD | 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase |
| 11β-HSD | 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase |
| 20α-HSD | 20α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase |
| 18-OH-DOC | 18-hydroxydeoxycorticosterone |
| BrdU | Bromodeoxyuridine |
| c-AMP | cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
| c-fos | See AP1 |
| c-jun | See AP1 |
| CLOCK | Circadian Locomotor Output Cycle Kaput gene |
| CRF | Corticotrophin releasing factor |
| Cry2 | Cryptochrome circadian clock 2 gene |
| Cyt B5 | Cytochrome B5 |
| CYP2D16 | Cytochrome P4502D16 |
| CYP11A | Cytochrome P450scc(cholesterol side chain cleavage) |
| CYP11B1 | Cytochrome P45011B1(11β-hydroxylase) |
| CYP11B2 | Cytochrome P45011B2 (aldosterone synthase) |
| CYP17 | Cytochrome P45017(17-hydroxylase) |
| CYP21 | Cytochrome P45021(21-hydroxylase) |
| Dab-2 | Disabled homolog-2, = DOC2, C9, p96/p67 |
| DACH-1 | Dachshund family transcription factor |
| DAX1 | Dosage sensitive reversal adrenal hypoplasia critical region, chromosome X, = NrOb1 |
| DHCR24 | 24 dehydrocholesterol reductase, seladin-1 |
| DHEA | Dehydroepiandrosterone |
| Eph | Ephrin receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular signal regulated kinase, = MAPK |
| bFGF | basic Fibroblast growth factor |
| GATA | GATA sequence binding transcription factor |
| Gli1 | Glioblastoma 1 |
| Grx | Glutaredoxin |
| GPCR | G protein coupled receptor |
| IGIF | Interferon-γ inducing factor = IL 18 or IL-1γ |
| IGF | Insulin-like growth factor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IP3 | Inositol trisphosphate |
| IZA | Inner zone antigen, = PGRMC-1, Sigma 2 receptor |
| Ki67 | Antigen K67, = MKI67 |
| LEF1 | Lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1 |
| LHR | Luteinizing hormone receptor |
| MC2R/MC5R | Melanocortin receptor 2/5 (ACTH/ melanotrophin receptors respectively) |
| MAPK | Mitogen activated protein kinase, = ERK |
| MnSOD | Manganese euperoxide dismutase |
| MRAP | Melanocortin-2-receptor accessory protein |
| α-MSH | α-melanocyte stimulating hormone |
| Nek2 | NMA (never in mitosis gene a) related expressed kinase 2 |
| NGFIB | nerve growth factor induced clone B; |
| NPY | Neuropeptide Y |
| Notch1,2 | Notch (Drosophila) homolog 1,2 |
| NOV | Nephroblastoma overexpressed, = CCN3 |
| NURR-1 | Nur-related factor 1 |
| OAT | Organic anion transporter |
| OATP | Organic anion transporter polypeptide |
| ODC | Ornithine decarboxylase |
| Per | Period component of Per/Tim (timeless) heterodimer |
| Pik3c2g | Phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 3-kinase C2 domain-containing gamma polypeptide gene |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| Prkar1α | Type 1 α-regulatory subunit of cAMP dependent protein kinase |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome proliferator activated receptorγ |
| Pref1 | Preadipocyte factor 1, = dlk1 (delta like homolog 1) |
| Prx | Peroxiredoxin |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| R26 YFP | Rosa 26 yellow fluorescent protein |
| Rev-Erbα) | Nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group D, member 1, NR1D1 |
| SCN | Suprachiasmatic nucleus |
| SF1 | Steroidogenic factor 1 (also AD4BP, NR5A1) |
| Shh | Sonic hedgehog (hedgehog signaling pathway component) |
| SLC27A2 | Solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid transporter), member 2 |
| StAR | Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein |
| SULT2A1 | Steroid sulfotransferase |
| TASK1,3 | TWIK-related acid-sensitive K +channels, KCNK3 and 9 (members of family of two-pore domain potassium channels) |
| TGFβ | Transforming growth factor |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| Trx | Thioredoxin |
| TrxR | Thioredoxin reductase |
| TSPAN12 | Tetraspanin 12 |
| Ucn3 | Urocortin 3 |
| VIP | Vasoactive intestinal peptide |
| Wnt | Wingless related integration site |
| ZU | Undifferentiated zone |