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Immunohistological study of the anterior pituitary gland — pars distalis and pars intermedia — in dwarf mice

Cell and Tissue Research volume 223, pages 415–420 (1982)Cite this article

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This immunohistological study of the anterior pituitary gland in Snell-Bagg dwarf mice demonstrates a total absence therein of somatotropic, prolactin and thyrotropic cells. Gonadotropic, melanocorticotropic, LPH- and endorphin-positive cells are well developed; they appear to be hypertrophied and more numerous than in normal animals.

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  1. Laboratoire d'Histologie-Embryologie et Cytogénétique, Faculté de Médecine B, Vandoeuvrelès-Nancy, France

    Michelle Roux

  2. Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, University of Texas, Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA

    Andrzej Bartke

  3. Unité de Cancérologie et de Radiobiologie Expérimentale, INSERM U 95, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France

    Francis Dumont

  4. Laboratoire de Neuro-Endocrinologie Sexuelle, INRA, Nouzilly, France

    Maurice P. Dubois

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Roux, M., Bartke, A., Dumont, F. et al. Immunohistological study of the anterior pituitary gland — pars distalis and pars intermedia — in dwarf mice. Cell Tissue Res. 223, 415–420 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01258498

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Key words

  • Dwarf mouse
  • Anterior pituitary gland
  • Immunohistology