Zona reticularis
zona reticularis
zona reticularis zona re·tic·u·lar·is (rĭ-tĭk’yə-lâr’ĭs)
n.
The inner layer of the cortex of the adrenal gland in which cell cords form a network.
Historical Examples
Most superficially is the zona glomerulosa, then the zona fascicularis, and most deeply the zona reticularis.
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