zona glomerulosa

Introduction

Stucture:

• subcapsular zone, comprises up to 15% of adrenal cortex

Function

• synthesis of mineralocorticoids, principally aldosterone
• feedback control via renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis

Histology

• cells arranged in ovoid clusters and curved columns, continuous with cellular cords of zona fasciculata.

More general terms

• endocrine gland

Component of

• adrenal cortex