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Some papers on [https://houptlab.org/courses/adrenal adrenal gland and regulation of the medulla].
=Rat Adrenal Gland Facts=
''From Tomlinson 1987 PMID 3601067''
Adrenal Gland: 13.2 mm<sup>3</sup>
Adrenal Medulla: 1.3 mm<sup>3</sup>
Medulla by volume: 63% chromaffin (catecholamine) cells, 20% vasculature, 5% neural, 12% interstitial
Number of cells (unilateral):
* 5 x10<sup>5</sup> epinephrine cells (TH & PNMT)
* 2 x 10<sup>5</sup> norepinephrine cells (TH)