Ultrastructural immunocytochemistry of growth hormone cells in the goldfish pituitary gland.
The immunocytological activity of an antiserum to carp growth hormone was studied on the goldfish pituitary gland, using a peroxidase-antiperoxidase ultrastructural technique. The reaction was specific for secretory granules in cells in the proximal pars distalis categorized as growth hormone cells on the basis of ultrastructural characteristics. The results support the specificity of the antiserum for growth hormone and provide firm identification of the growth hormone cells in goldfish.
D000818:Animals; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000378:metabolism; D006054:Goldfish / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000648:ultrastructure*
D013006:Growth Hormone