title: Localization of fibronectin in the folliculo-stellate cells of the rat anterior pituitary by the double bridge peroxidase-antiperoxidase method.
abstract: The localization of fibronectin was demonstrated in the rat anterior pituitary by the highly sensitive double bridge peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) method. The fibronectin immunopositive cells were characterized by stellate-like morphology. The cells immunostained for fibronectin were observed to be identical to those for S-100 protein in adjacent mirror sections, whereas the S-100 protein has been specifically immunodetected in the folliculo-stellate (FS) cells of the anterior pituitary. The present study indicates that the fibronectin is present in the FS cells, suggesting that FS cells might play a role in the regulation of pituitary function through the interaction of fibronectin with hormone secreting cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurosumi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000032:analysis*; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000032:analysis* / Q000166:cytology; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins; D009418:S100 Proteins