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Normal (lower) and hyperplastic (upper) adrenal glands from different patients. The increased size of the upper glands is due to the presence of increased numbers of glucocorticoid-producing cells in response to sustained stimulation by adrenocorticotropic hormone from a pituitary adenoma.