Anterior pituitary of the macaca mulatta monkey: an electron microscopic view.
An electron microscopic study was performed of the cells which constitute thar anterior pituitary of the Macaca Mulatta female monkey. The characteristics of each cell are described, and the findings are illustrated schematically. Different forms of hormonal secretion are observed and described.
D000818:Animals; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000882:Haplorhini; D008251:Macaca / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000648:ultrastructure*