Abstract
Summary
A histochemical technic was used to localize the activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase system in zones of the adrenal cortex. It was very active in the fascicular and reticular zones. Activity in the glomerulosa was comparatively low. Since this enzyme system may be indirectly influenced by ACTH and is a potential provider of TPNH, a reductant important in steroid synthesis, demonstration of its predominance in a zone where active steroid synthesis is presumed to occur is reasonable and of considerable interest.
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