Abstract
The infundibular processes of the neurohypophysis of male and female rats were studied after different periods of castration. After seven days an increase in neurosecretory granules was observed. Two types of neurosecretory nerve endings were identified: dark ones, with dense neurosecretory elementary granules of 1600 A, and clear ones, with lighter neurosecretory granules of 1800 A. Protoplasmatic pituicytes showed a large increase in lipid granules together with a general hypertrophy. After one week of castration but with hormonal therapy the protoplasmatic pituicytes appeared normal or even showed less lipid granules than in the controls.
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More From: Zeitschrift fur Zellforschung und mikroskopische Anatomie (Vienna, Austria : 1948)
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