title: Cell types of the pars distalis of the hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus L.) adenohypophysis: cytological, immunocytochemical and ultrastructural studies. 4. Thyrotropic cells.
abstract: Staining and histochemical methods, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy were used to individualize the thyrotropic cells in the adenohypophysis of the non-hibernating hedgehog. One cell type was differentiated; its characteristics at the light and electron-microscopic levels were presented. Immunofluorescence has confirmed the functional significance of this cell type and the validity of the denomination of 'thyrotropic cells'.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006364:Hedgehogs / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007120:Immunochemistry; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000166:cytology* / Q000648:ultrastructure