The ultrastructure of the pituitary and the adrenal gland of three newborn marsupials (Dasyurus hallucatus, Trichosurus vulpeculaandIsoodon macrourus)

摘要

The ultrastructure of the pituitary glands of the newborn northern native cat, brushtail possum and the northern brown bandicoot and the adrenal glands of the former two marsupials were examined to determine whether these endocrine glands were functional at birth.