Figure 5
From: Mercury in the human adrenal medulla could contribute to increased plasma noradrenaline in aging
Co-localisation of mercury by AMG and LA-ICP-MS. (a) Black AMG staining is present in two regions of the adrenal medulla (MED), but not in the adjacent adrenal cortex (COR), or in a large blood vessel (BV). AMG and hematoxylin. (b) An enlargement of the area within the box in (a) shows numerous chromaffin cells containing black AMG grains. (c) LA-ICP-MS of an adjacent section shows mercury in the two adrenal medulla regions, but not in the cortex or blood vessel. All images from a 98 year-old male. Scale = counts per second (proportional to abundance).
