Immunohistochemical study of the adenohypophysis of Typhlonectes compressicaudus (Amphibia, Gymnophiona).
The indirect immunofluorescence method was used to identify and locate LTH-, STH-, LH-, TSH-, ACTH- and MSH-immunoreactive cells in the pituitary of Typhlonectes compressicaudus (Gymnophiona). The present study defines the histological and histochemical staining properties of each cell type identified.
D000663:Amphibians / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D008297:Male; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology*; D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior / Q000032:analysis*
D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior