A small, polyhedral, cell found in rounded groups or curved columns with deeply staining nuclei, scanty basophilic cytoplasm and a few lipid droplets. This cell in the zona glomerulosa produces mineralocorticoids. [ GOC:tfm https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0517223651 ]
Synonyms: epithelial cell of zona glomerulosa of adrenal gland