Cell Types of the Pars distalis of the Hedgehog (iErinaceus europaeus/iL.) Adenohypophysis: Cytological, Immunocytochemical and Ultrastructural Studies

摘要

Staining and histochemical methods, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy were used to individualize the somatotropic cells in the adenohypophyseal pars distalis of the non-hibernating hedgehog. One cell-type was differentiated; their characteristics at the light and electron microscopic levels were presented. Immunofluorescence has confirmed the functional significance of this cell-type and the validity of the denomination ‘somatotropic cells