SOME ASPECTS OF ADRENAL HISTOLOGY AND HISTOCHEMISTRY IN THE SOFT-SHELLED TURTLE OF SOUTH CHINA (CHELONIA AMYDA)

Abstract

SUMMARY: The adrenal histology of Chelonia amyda is described and emphasis placed upon the interpenetration of the interrenal and chromaffin tissues and on their structural relationships with the vascular endothelium. Diastase-resistant polysaccharide complexes are present within the chromaffin-reactive cells. Alkaline glycerophosphatase is absent from the interrenal tissues but present in the chromaffin tissues, especially in the intercellular material.