[Age-related structural asymmetry of human adrenal glands].

This investigation was aimed at the comparative evaluation of mass and some morphometric parameters of the right and left adrenal glands obtained from 161 men of different ages (15-19 to 60-69 years). It is established that age-dependent increase of adrenal mass is accompanied by the changes in cortex-to-medulla mass ratio. The increase of adrenal mass was predominantly caused by the growth of the cortex in the left adrenal and by the growth of medulla in both adrenal glands. Domination of the mass of left adrenal and of its cortex over the similar parameters of the right adrenal gland is discussed from the standpoint of neuroendocrine system asymmetry and is found in all the age groups.