Light micrograph of adrenal cortex. The adrenal cortex is made up of three layers underneath the adrenal capsule (pink line at the top). The layers from top to bottom of the picture are: glomerulosa (thin bluish area), fasciculata (mostly white central area), and reticularis (pink area at the bottom). Haematoxylin and eosin stained tissue section. Magnification: 100x when printed at 10 centimetres.

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