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Estradiol modulation of pineal gland activity in the wild bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis
A SAHU, S CHAKRABORTY
Published in -
1986
Volume: 125
   
Issue: 1
Pages: 1 - 5
Abstract
In the present study, the effect of estradiol dipropionate on the cytology and mitotic activity of the pineal gland was evaluated in adult ovariectomized and juvenile bandicoot rats, Bandicota bengalensis. Estradiol treatment for 5 days inhibited the ovariectomy-induced hypertrophy of the pineal gland, and increased the nuclear diameters of pinealocytes in juvenile males while having no effect on the pineal cytology of juvenile females. Estradiol injection induced mitosis in the pinealocytes of adult ovariectomized and juvenile bandicoot rats. Thus, estradiol exhibited a dual action (stimulatory and inhibitory) on the pineal gland of this wild rat.
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JournalActa Anatomica
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ISSN0001-5180