Ultrastructure of the Suprarenal Gland in The Rabbit

the suprarenal gland. of the mature Egyptianrabbit was examined by light and electron microscopes.Light microscopyThe sections were examined by light microscopeThe suprarenal gland is surrounded by connectivetissue capsule formed of collagenous fibers, fibroblastsand few mutle fibers The capsule sends deepIt.trabeculae into the cortex . The suprarenal gland isformed of an outer yellow cortex and an inner thinmedulla which was dark redThe med ulla IScompletely enclosed by cortex except at hilum . Thesuprarenal cortex shows three cellular zones, zonaglomerulosa , zona fasciculata and zona reticularis.T he zona glomerulosa is the outer subcapsularzone and cd1ists of small polyhedral cells in rounded)(groups, with deeply stained nuclei 1 scanty hasophilic