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Pituitary Histology - Neurohypophysis

Stain - PAAB / Periodic acid-Schiff / Orange G Neurohypophysis (posterior pituitary)

• cells are pituicytes and also present are hypothalamic neurosecretory cell unmyelinated nerve fibres (from the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei).
• pituicyte oval or round nuclei are visible.
• Herring bodies are dilations of nerve fibres filled with small neurosecretory vesicles.
  • nerve fibres terminate close to capillaries.
• hormones are releasing and release-inhibiting factors produced regulating adenohypophysis activity (as well as 2 other 9 aa hormones).
  • Oxytocin - pregnancy stimulates uterine smooth muscle the contraction and lactation milk ejection reflex.
  • Antidiuretic hormone - (ADH, vasopressin, arginine vasopressin, AVP) acts on kidneys to concentrate urine (water retention).

Identify nuclei of pituicytes and Herring bodies.

Pituitary Histology: Pituitary overview | Anterior H&E | Anterior H&E | Anterior labeled | PAS/O Overview | Acidophils | Basophils | Posterior labeled | Posterior unlabeled | Histology Stains | BGD - Endocrine Histology | Pituitary Development

Pituitary, sheep - PAAB/PAS/Orange G

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