Hypophysis morphology and the immunocharacteristics of the adenohypophyseal cells in Anguis fragilis were described by light microscopy using conventional staining methods and an unlabeled antibody enzyme technique. The A. fragilis hypophysis showed a general morphology similar to that of the other reptiles. The occurrence and distribution of cell types revealed somatotropic cells in the caudal pars distalis only as large cellular cordons. Instead prolactin cells were observed in the rostral pars distalis and in the medial pars distalis where appeared isolated or clustered in small cellular cordons. Melanotropic cells were confined to the pars intermedia in the same region of the corticotropic cells. Corticotropic cells were also observed in the medio-rostral pars distalis where appeared elongated in shape. Thyrotropic cells were detected in the pars distalis with a distribution similar to that of the gonadotropic cells, the former being globular but the latter variable in shape.

An immunohistochemical study of hypophysis in Anguis fragilis (Reptilia, Anguidae) / Ferrandino, Ida; Santanello, Domenica; Riccio, Teresa; Grimaldi, MARIA CONSIGLIO. - In: THE ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY. - ISSN 1125-0003. - STAMPA. - vol.71:suppl. 2(2004), pp. 81-84. [10.1080/11250000409356612]

An immunohistochemical study of hypophysis in Anguis fragilis (Reptilia, Anguidae)

Ferrandino Ida
;
Grimaldi Maria Consiglio
2004

Abstract

Hypophysis morphology and the immunocharacteristics of the adenohypophyseal cells in Anguis fragilis were described by light microscopy using conventional staining methods and an unlabeled antibody enzyme technique. The A. fragilis hypophysis showed a general morphology similar to that of the other reptiles. The occurrence and distribution of cell types revealed somatotropic cells in the caudal pars distalis only as large cellular cordons. Instead prolactin cells were observed in the rostral pars distalis and in the medial pars distalis where appeared isolated or clustered in small cellular cordons. Melanotropic cells were confined to the pars intermedia in the same region of the corticotropic cells. Corticotropic cells were also observed in the medio-rostral pars distalis where appeared elongated in shape. Thyrotropic cells were detected in the pars distalis with a distribution similar to that of the gonadotropic cells, the former being globular but the latter variable in shape.
2004
An immunohistochemical study of hypophysis in Anguis fragilis (Reptilia, Anguidae) / Ferrandino, Ida; Santanello, Domenica; Riccio, Teresa; Grimaldi, MARIA CONSIGLIO. - In: THE ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY. - ISSN 1125-0003. - STAMPA. - vol.71:suppl. 2(2004), pp. 81-84. [10.1080/11250000409356612]
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