Morphological and Physiological Findings of Fetal Adrenal Grafts in Rats Who Underwent Bilateral Staged Adrenalectomy

Abstract

Earlier studies have shown successful transplantation of fetal grafts into the greater omenturn of rats.This report evaluates the effects of fetal adrenal glands in adult rats, who underwent bilateral staged adrenalectomy.At first "-e carried out a preliminary study to im'estigate the outcome of bilateral adrenalectomy:There were three graups each consisting of 10 rats. In Group I we performed bilateral adrenalectomy, and all rats died postoperatively within 8 hours. In Group 2 the rats undenvent sham procedure, and only one rat died. Group 3 was for control and all rats survived.