INFLUENCE OF THE CRUDE HYPOTHALAMIC EXTRACT UPON THE CULTIVATED RAT ANTERIOR PITUITARY CELLS

1 January 1961

journal article
research article
Published by Japan Endocrine Society in Endocrinologia Japonica

Vol. 8 (3) , 223-226
https://doi.org/10.1507/endocrj1954.8.223

Abstract

Cultivation of the rat anterior pituitary cells is successful by the present methods for longer term and in more success -ive generation than ever reported. Evidence has been presented that the hypothalamic tissue contain substance favouring the increase in gonadotropic activity of the anterior pituitary cells cultivated or their medium while the brain cortical tissue has no such substance.

Keywords

HYPOTHALAMUS/EXTRACTS
PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR/PHARMACOLOGY