Histological,immuno- and enzyme-histochemical investigations on the adenohypophysis of the urodeles,Mertensiella caucasica and Triturus cristatus and the caecilian,Chthonerpeton indistinctum |
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| Authors: | Dr. Christoph Schubert Ulrich Welsch Henk Goos |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Anatomy, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany;(2) Zoological Laboratory, Section for Comparative Endocrinology, State University of Utrecht, The Netherlands;(3) Dept. of Anatomy, University of Kiel, D-2300 Kiel, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Summary The pituitary glands of two urodelan species (Mertensiella caucasica, Triturus cristatus) and one caecilian species (Chthonerpeton indistinetum) were examined with histological (Alcian blue, Brookes' trichrome stain), enzyme histochemical (acid phosphatase,  -naphthylacetate-esterase, acetylcholinesterase) and immunofluorescence techniques (anti-carp GTH, anti-ovine prolactin, anti-synthetic -MSH). In the pituitary gland of Mertensiella and Triturus six chromophilic cell types could be distinguished. A strong fluorescence was observed in the MSH-, GTH- and TSH-cells.In the pituitary gland of Chthonerpeton only five chromophilic cell types could be distinguished: in the rostral part of the pituitary gland the B3-cell; in the basal region of the central area the B2-cell; dorsocaudally the B1-cell. The acidophilic cells were found in the central and caudal part of the pars distalis. The basophils of the pars intermedia could be observed in the dorsocaudal part of the pituitary gland surrounding the neurohypophysis. All acidophilic cells showed a strong immunofluorescence with anti-ovine prolactin (LTH). |
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| Keywords: | Adenohypophysis Cell types Caecilia Urodela Immunofluorescence |
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