Zona fasciculata

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Zona fasciculata
Layers of cortex.
Gray's	subject #277 1278
Dorlands/Elsevier	z_01/12869721

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Cells of the zona fasciculata, the middle zone of the adrenal cortex, sits directly beneath the zona glomerulosa and are organized in bundles (or fascicles).

The zona chiefly produces glucocorticoids (eg, cortisol) and a small amount of weak androgens (eg, dehydroepiandrosterone).

External links

• Histology at BU 14502loa
• Anatomy Atlases - Microscopic Anatomy, plate 15.292 - "Adrenal Gland"

v • d • e Endocrine system > Adrenal glands
Medulla	Chromaffin cells
Cortex	Zona glomerulosa • Zona fasciculata • Zona reticularis

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