Chromaffin cells in the glomerular zone of adult rat adrenal cortex.
The occasional presence of islets of chromaffin cells in the glomerular zone of the adrenal cortex of adult rats, is reported in this light and electron microscope study. A possible error in organogenesis of the gland and the possible persistence of some foetal characteristics in these ectopic cells are discussed.
D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000166:cytology* / Q000196:embryology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000166:cytology*; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002465:Cell Movement; D002828:Choristoma; D002838:Chromaffin System / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats