Adrenal cortex
Zona glomerulosa is located just beneath the dense, irregular connective tissue capsule and contains round clusters of cells. Zona fasciculata, the middle layer, possesses typical steroid-secreting cells with a vacuolated cytoplasm produced by extraction of lipid during tissue processing. These droplets contain cholesterol and other lipids for steroid hormone synthesis. 400x
Capsule
Zona glomerulosa is located just beneath the dense, irregular connective tissue capsule and contains round clusters of cells. Zona fasciculata, the middle layer, possesses typical steroid-secreting cells with a vacuolated cytoplasm produced by extraction of lipid during tissue processing. These droplets contain cholesterol and other lipids for steroid hormone synthesis. 400x
Zona glomerulosa
Zona glomerulosa is located just beneath the dense, irregular connective tissue capsule and contains round clusters of cells. Zona fasciculata, the middle layer, possesses typical steroid-secreting cells with a vacuolated cytoplasm produced by extraction of lipid during tissue processing. These droplets contain cholesterol and other lipids for steroid hormone synthesis. 400x
Zona fasciculata
Zona glomerulosa is located just beneath the dense, irregular connective tissue capsule and contains round clusters of cells. Zona fasciculata, the middle layer, possesses typical steroid-secreting cells with a vacuolated cytoplasm produced by extraction of lipid during tissue processing. These droplets contain cholesterol and other lipids for steroid hormone synthesis. 400x
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