Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Aruna Panwar, Pankaj Kumar Thanvi, Vijay Kumar Yogi and Sanwarmal

Abstract:
The present investigation was carried out on 12 pairs of adrenal glands from recently slaughtered pigs of both genders of 6-12 months age group. The adrenals were situated at the cranio medial aspect of the kidney embedded in perirenal fat. Parenchyma of adrenal composed of the cortex and medulla. Cortex was divided into three portions according to their cell arrangements in zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata and zona reticularis. Intense PAS positive reaction was seen in the capsule and zona glomerulosa. Zona reticularis and fasciculata showed moderate positive reaction of PAS. The medulla showed the strong PAS positive reaction. The PAS Alcian blue stain differentiate the inner medulla from the outer medulla especially in pH 1.0 stain as the outer medulla was darkly stained comparative to the lightly stained inner medulla. The PAS positive reaction was seen in the adrenal area showed the glycogen presence as various hormones were secreted from the adrenal like glucocorticoids. The mucosubstances showed positive PAS Alcian blue reaction at various area in different amount.