Blood vessels of the adrenal cortex in autotransplanted glands in rabbits.
In autotransplants of 1st group which exhibited all ultrastructural features of steroidogenesis most of cortical blood vessels were characterized by normal morphology corresponding to the vessels of control adrenal glands. However, 2nd group in which most of autotransplants showed possibility of steroid hormones synthesis capillaries were of changed structure. High endothelial cells did not form fenestrated membranes and most frequently they were situated on basement membrane composed of several layers. In autotransplants of 3rd group, devoid of steroidogenic features, all cortical vessels possessed changed structure. High endothelial cells did not form fenestrated membranes and they were situated on very thickened uniform or multi-layered basement membranes.
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Department of Anatomy, Medical Academy, Poznań.
D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000637:transplantation; D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000473:pathology