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2980230

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-20
pubmed:abstractText
The ultrastructure of four aldosterone secreting adenomas and of the adjacent zona glomerulosa has been described by the use of stereological techniques. Adenomatous cells (about 2800 microns 3 in volume) invariably displayed a striking abundance of lipid droplets, which occupied about 30% of the cytoplasm. Mitochondria prevalently contained tubulo-lamellar or lamellar cristae, but some cells exhibited organelles with vesicular cristae. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) was not very abundant. Small lipofuscin-pigment granules were frequently seen and in a few cells they were exceedingly numerous. Zona glomerulosa cells were smaller (about 950 microns 3 in volume) and possessed mitochondria with typical tubulo-lamellar cristae, a plentiful SER and few lipid droplets. They showed the ultrastructural features of elements actively engaged in steroid synthesis. The possible origin of aldosteronoma cells from the zona glomerulosa is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0213-3911
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
An ultrastructural stereologic study of aldosterone secreting adrenal adenomas and of adjacent zona glomerulosa.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy, University of Padua, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article