Joy K P, Sathyanesan A G
Gegenbaurs Morphol Jahrb. 1978;124(4):607-18.
The adrenal homologue of C. batrachus is distributed around the postcardinal vein in the pronephric head kidney. The cortical cells are round or oval in shape. They showed positive reaction for total lipid, glycogen and ascorbic acid. Their intense delta5-3beta HSDH activity indicates their capacity for steroid biosynthesis. In addition, the cortical cells of C. batrachus exhibited strong G-6-PD, NADPH diaphorase, NADH diaphorase, MAO and weak SDH and LDH activity. The presence of MAO suggests the aminergic control of the adrenal in this species and the silver positive fibres seen the cortical cells were hypertrophied, degranulated and the lipid content was also decreased. The chromaffin or medullary cells were distributed in groups among the cortical cells. They are largely oval or angular in shape. They react positively to ferric ferricyanide, chromaffin and argentaffin reactions and ascorbic acid test.
牛蛙的肾上腺同源物分布在前肾头肾的后主静脉周围。皮质细胞呈圆形或椭圆形。它们对总脂质、糖原和抗坏血酸呈阳性反应。其强烈的δ5-3β HSDH活性表明它们具有类固醇生物合成的能力。此外，牛蛙的皮质细胞表现出较强的G-6-PD、NADPH双氢酶、NADH双氢酶、MAO活性，而SDH和LDH活性较弱。MAO的存在表明该物种肾上腺存在胺能控制，皮质细胞中可见的银阳性纤维肥大、脱颗粒，脂质含量也降低。嗜铬细胞或髓质细胞成组分布在皮质细胞之间。它们大多呈椭圆形或角形。它们对铁氰化铁、嗜铬反应和亲银反应以及抗坏血酸试验呈阳性反应。
