[Quantitative morphological studies on the zoma glomerulosa of the rat adrenal gland. I. Basic principles of stereology].

Quantitative morphological study of the zona glomerulosa of the rat adrenal was carried out. Basic principles of the method used are reviewed. The most important stereological methods and correlations described in the literature and used for the study of quantitative relations of the stereological structure on two-dimensional microscopic pictures are discussed.