Histochemical features of the adrenal glomerulor zone 30 days after exposure to NPK fertilizer

Sexually mature, male, Wistar rats lived for 30 days in a workshop of an NPK artificial fertilizer factory and were subjected to the effects of different chemical matters used in the synthesis of the fertilizer. After that time period, the experimental animals were sacrificed on the same day with the control ones, in the morning hours. The histochemical characteristics of the adrenal glomerular zone were studied. The results obtained show an increased content of the following lipid substances in the cells of the glomerular zone of the experimental animals: neutral lipids, triglycerides and phospholipids. The content of nucleic acids was also changed. The quality of fat substances was altered in the experimental rats. The total appearance of the glomerular zone gives the impression of an intensified activity.