A zone of the adrenal cortex located between the zona glomerulosa and the zona fasciculata. [ http://www.endotext.org/adrenal/adrenal1/adrenal1.html ]
Synonyms: zona intermedia of suprarenal gland zona intermedia
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currently postulated to be a site of initiation of adrenocyte proliferation and differentiation and a zone containing the adrenal cortical stem cells. Present in some rat species.