Kallikrein-producing cells in the rat pituitary and pineal gland

Agents Actions Suppl. 1992:38 ( Pt 1):609-16. doi: 10.1007/978-3-0348-7321-5_75.

Abstract

By using an immunohistochemical technique, kallikrein-producing cells in the anterior pituitary of rats were identified to be the same as prolactin-producing cells. Kallikrein was localized at the Golgi apparatus, the rough endoplasmic reticulum and secretory granules. Kallikrein was also located in the perivascular cells of the pineal gland.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cytoplasmic Granules / enzymology
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum / enzymology
  • Golgi Apparatus / enzymology
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Kallikreins / biosynthesis*
  • Microscopy, Immunoelectron
  • Pineal Gland / enzymology*
  • Pineal Gland / ultrastructure
  • Pituitary Gland, Anterior / enzymology*
  • Pituitary Gland, Anterior / ultrastructure
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar

Substances

  • Kallikreins