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The pituitaries of Amia, Lepidosteus and Acipenser.
Author(s) -
Kerr T.
Publication year - 1949
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1949.tb00415.x
Subject(s) - acipenser , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , endocrinology , anatomy , sturgeon , fishery
Summary.1 An anatomical and histological description is given of the pituitaries of adult Amia, Lepidosteus and Acipenser.1 In Acipenser a hypophysial cavity is present, in the others it has been suppressed during development; otherwise the structure of the pituitary in all three appears to represent a more primitive level of the same type of organization as found in the teleosts. 3 A hypothetical scheme is outlined of relationships between the pituitaries of teleosts and of higher types.