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MAXUAL OF HISTOLOGY. 



ders, Eberth described them as cylindrical cell-trabeculse, or 

 cortical trabeculse, and Krause named them cellular pillars. 

 These cellular rows, columns, or streaks, are by no means 

 always cylindrical, for on cross-section they frequently present 

 a semilunar, oval, or bean-shaped appearance. Their inner 

 and outer terminations have a rounded shape, and near the 

 former place they seem to anastomose with one another. At 



FIG. IS?. Vertical section through the the cortical portion of the suprarenal capsule of the Horse, a, 

 capsule ; &, cell-trabeculse ; c, cell-groups. Eberth. 



the peripheral end they sometimes appear groove-shaped, or 

 in horse- shoe form. 



Connective-tissue processes communicating with the cap- 

 sule are found between the cell columns, but the latter are not 

 completely isolated by them. These connective-tissue streaks 

 also send off transverse or oblique fibres, so that occasionally 

 the cells of the middle layer seem to be inclosed in basket-like 

 meshes. In addition to fat-droplets, granules of pigment are 



