1. Cortisone and other hormones produced in the cortex of each adrenal gland. Corticosteroids help to control the balance of salts and sugars in the body. 2. Natural or synthetic hormones that assist metabolism, act in relation to stress, or maintain the salt-andwater balance in the body.
A pathology assistant makes about $65,000 to $72,000 per year. 1 person found this useful.
In Texas, where public servants' salaries are a matter of public record, specific figures are easy to find. For example, in Harris county, the chief medical examiner earned $289,908 in 2011, while assistant medical examiners earned $170,119 to $204,140.Neighboring Oklahoma listed an opening in May 2012 for a staff forensic pathologist in its medical examiner's office, citing an annual salary of $160,000 to $185,000.Salaries can be much higher elsewhere.he American Medical Group Association places the median income for pathologists -- the point at which half earn more and half earn less -- at $354,750 per year. The industry-sponsored Explore Health Careers.org website cites a salary range of $105,000 to $500,000 for forensic pathologists.