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Chromaffin cells in the glomerular zone of adult rat adrenal cortex

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The occasional presence of islets of chromaffin cells in the glomeru lar 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.

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  1. Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Hospital de San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain

    G. Palacios

  2. Departamento de Histologia, Facultad de Medicina Autónoma, Hospital de San Pablo, Avda. San Antonio María Claret, 167, 13, Barcelona, Spain

    M. Lafarga

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Palacios, G., Lafarga, M. Chromaffin cells in the glomerular zone of adult rat adrenal cortex. Cell Tissue Res. 164, 275–278 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00218980

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