Abstract
A quantitative ultrastructural study was performed on the influence of prolactin on various cell organelles in the rat pinealocytes in vitro. An increase in cross-sectional areas of mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, granular endoplasmic reticulum, lipid droplets and vacuoles containing flocculent material as well as in the number of dense-core vesicles was observed in the pinealocytes in the glands cultured for 12-h in prolactin-containing medium. These results indicate that in vitro prolactin stimulate general cell activity as well as both putative pinealocyte secretory processes (i.e., neurosecretory-like and ependymal-like).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 165-170 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Neuroendocrinology Letters |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Endocrinology
- Neurology
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
- Clinical Neurology
- Psychiatry and Mental health