Immunoelectron microscopy of corticotropes and melanotropes in the pituitary gland of the European ferret, Mustela putorius furo.
The superimposition technique and protein A-gold method of immunoelectron microscopy were employed to study the ultrastructure of corticotropes as well as melanotropes in the ferret pituitary gland. This is the first study ever elucidating the ultrastructural heterogeneity of melanotropes in mammalian pars intermedia on an immunocytochemical basis. Morphological heterogeneity of pars distalis corticotropes has also been elucidated. It is suggested that the different subtypes may represent stages of development (histogenesis), or functional phases of a single cell type. In addition, the occurrence and distribution of both corticotropes and melanotropes in different hypophyseal components have been studied by light-microscopic immunocytochemistry.
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Department of Zoology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India.
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Kwon
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Ishikawa
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D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D003429:Cross Reactions; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005289:Ferrets; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D016253:Microscopy, Immunoelectron; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011153:Population; D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A
D013205:Staphylococcal Protein A; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones