Influence of prolactin on the ultrastructure of the rat pinealocytes in vitro: a quantitative study

M. Karasek, J. Kunert-Radek, A. Bartke, R. J. Reiter

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)165-170
Number of pages6
JournalNeuroendocrinology Letters
Volume12
Issue number3
StatePublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Endocrinology
  • Neurology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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