Histological, histochemical and volumetrio post natal changes of the adrenal gland of one-humped male camel camelus dromdarius

200 adrenals (100 right and lOOleft) were oornlOO healthy male one-humped camela(QQme~UB d~4ertus). According to their ages the animals were di~ into 5 groups; groupII, from birth till 2 years; group lIt tr~~ over 2 to 4 years; group III~ from over 4 to 6from over 6 to 8 yeRrS and group V, from over 8 years old animals. Eaoh group compr-Laed 20 right and 20 left gs. The glds were weighed and thei* weights were oompared st- atistically~ The samples were taken from different parts ot eac h sTaniA. L J:bi::nous and +uso Le fibres, Weigert’s stain for elastio fib;rel!Gomori reticulin method for reticular fibres, diluted Giem- sa st., for chromaf~in cells, Sudan black B & oil red 0 forlipids, PAS reactIhon for neutral It.I’.d acid mucopolysaa.chari-des, alcian blue method for acid mucopolysaccharides, ueFeulgen and:Best’s carmine methods for glyoog~, nileblue ’method for acidic and non-acidic lipids, acid haematin met-hod for phospholipids, Schultz method for cholesterol anits est€rs, plasmal reaction for acstal phosphatides, metbtl gr€.en p~oni21 and Sohiff