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IT has been shown that the pars distalis of the pituitary gland of the cat, rabbit1 and dog2,3 contains cells which stain with carmine or acid fuchsin. These cells have been described as a second type of acidophile. They appear during the first pro-œstrous period in the young female cat, extend to occupy larger areas during œstrus and then partially regress4.
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HOLMES, R. Seasonal Variations in the Pituitary Gland of the Ferret. Nature 183, 1521 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831521a0
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