Endocrine System
Adrenal Gland - Accessory Adrenocortical Nodule
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Most nodules are spherical to ovoid structures surrounded by a usually delicate fibrous capsule and composed of well-differentiated zonae glomerulosa-type and fasciculata-type cells (Figure 1




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Abstract: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780702035197Adrenal gland - Accessory adrenocortical nodule in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. There is a nodule of adrenal cortical cells on the extracapsular surface (arrow).
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