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  • Title: Immunocytochemical and ultrastructural characterization of the cell types in the adenohypophysis of Sparus aurata L. (teleost).
    Author: Quesada J, Lozano MT, Ortega A, Agulleiro B.
    Journal: Gen Comp Endocrinol; 1988 Nov; 72(2):209-25. PubMed ID: 2848744.
    Abstract:
    The structure and immunocytochemistry of the adenohypophysis of sexually mature male specimens of Sparus aurata (gilthead sea bream) were studied. The adenohypophysis was composed of rostral pars distalis (RPD), proximal pars distalis (PPD), and pars intermedia (PI). In the RPD the prolactin cells were organized into follicles which occupied a very reduced area as corresponds to that in saltwater fishes; the corticotropic cells were surrounding the pars nervosa branches and the prolactin follicles. The PPD showed somatotropic, gonadotropic, and thyrotropic cells. The somatotropic cells were isolated, clustered, or surrounding the pars nervosa branches. Only one polymorphic cell type of gonadotropic cells was found in the PPD ventral and dorsal areas and around the PI. The PI was composed mainly of melanotropic cells and a PAS-positive cell layer adjacent to the neurohypophysis. The ultrastructure of the presumptive endocrine cells was reported and their distribution was discussed in relation to those of other teleosts.
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