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In Wistar rats 7 and 45 days after bilateral subdiaphragmatic vagotomy the zona fasciculata and zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex were enlarged and the content of unsaturated phospholipids in their cells was increased. In the medulla the venous sinusoids were greatly dilated. Administration of glucose to the vagotomized animals caused further accumulation of unsaturated phospholipids in the cells of the zona fasciculata but there was no change in the width of the zones. These facts indicate that after vagotomy precursors of steroid hormones accumulate; this is interpreted as a morphological sign of depression of functional activity of the zona fasciculata and zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex.
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Yakovleva, N.Y. Morphological analysis of the adrenal cortex after bilateral subdiaphragmatic vagotomy. Bull Exp Biol Med 82, 1414–1416 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00799495
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00799495