Influence of bilateral ovariectomy on the morphology and ultrastructure of the pineal gland in the pig (Sus scrofa)--quantitative and qualitative study.
Ovariectomy effects ultrastructure of pig pineal gland. It caused changes in both structure and number of cytoplasmic components and volume of nuclei. The most significant ones were observed two weeks after ovariectomy. The reported changes point to relationship between the ovaries and pineal in pig.
Wyrzykowski
Z
Z
Department of Histology and Embryology, University of Agriculture and Technology, Olsztyn.
Przyblyska
B
B
Wyrzykowska
K
K
Kaleczyc
J
J
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010053:Ovary / Q000502:physiology*; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013552:Swine / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology