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Intranuclear inclusions of three basic types are described in various parts of the rabbit adenohypophysis in vivo and in organ and cell cultures. These inclusions are mostly found in the postnatal tissue but occur in both glandular and non-glandular cells. A comparison is made with similar structures encountered elsewhere. Their significance is not known.
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I am thankful to Dr. J. W. B. Bradfield for critical reading of the manuscript, to Professor C. L. Foster for providing laboratory facilities and to Mr. P. Gould for use of an electron microscope.
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Chatterjee, P. Ultrastructural studies on the intranuclear inclusions of the rabbit adenohypophysis in vivo and in vitro . Cell Tissue Res. 160, 273–277 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00220582
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