Development of intratesticular implants of rat pituitary primordia.
Intratesticular grafts of pituitary primordia from 11-13-day-old rat embryos developed in 6 weeks into round nodules approximately 1 mm in diameter. The nodules were principally composed of well differentiated glandular and nervous tissues.
D000818:Animals; D005865:Gestational Age; D008297:Male; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000473:pathology; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000196:embryology / Q000637:transplantation*; D051381:Rats; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013737:Testis / Q000601:surgery; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous