Abstract
A method of determining gravimetric indices of the zona glomerulosa and the combined zona fasciculata and zona reticularis and the medulla of spherical adrenal glands is described. As a result of mathematical analysis of results obtained with a plasticine model of the adrenal, with close to actual characteristics, it was found that the error of the method when used to determine the weight of the zona fasciculata et reticularis is 0.6–0.9%, of the zona glomerulosa 2.7–3.5%, and of the medulla 5.3–6.4%.
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Chumachenko, P.A. Morphometry of the adrenals. Bull Exp Biol Med 83, 751–754 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00800771
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00800771