- sudanophobic zone
- a broad zone of cells that appears in the adrenal cortex of rats following hypophysectomy and does not stain with Sudan; see also sudanophobic unit, under unit.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
sudanophobic zone
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sudanophobic unit — the smallest amount of corticotropin that will cause the disappearance of the sudanophobic zone of the adrenal cortex in at least two of three hypophysectomized rats when they are injected morning and evening on eight consecutive days … Medical dictionary
zone — A segment; any encircling or beltlike structure, either external or internal, longitudinal or transverse. SEE ALSO: area, band, region, space, spot. SYN: zona (1) [TA]. [L. zona] … Medical dictionary
