[Pathological changes in adrenal cortex in rats after phosphorus burn (stereological and histochemical changes)].

The experiment dealt with stereological and histochemical study on the submicroscopic structure of adrenal cortex after phosphorus burn within 15 days. The main findings were as follows: (1). The increased dense lysosome-like bodies in the adrenal cortical cells after burn were not all lysosomes, and it was conjectured they were hormone carrier-protein which might come from the Golgi complex; (2). The ZR cells developed better and had more abundant organelles and higher enzymic activity than other zonal cells. These differences were more obvious after burn. We speculated that ZR was not a degenerated zone, but an important functional area of synthesis and secretion of steroid hormone; (3) Different cellular functional conditions in adrenal cortex were related to the secretory rhythm of the cells.