Characterization of the rat pituitary capsule: Evidence that the cerebrospinal fluid filled the pituitary cleft and the inner side of the capsule.

Characterization of the rat pituitary capsule: Evidence that the cerebrospinal fluid filled the pituitary cleft and the inner side of the capsule.

In humans, the pituitary gland is covered by a fibrous capsule and is considered a continuation of the meningeal sheath. However, in rodents some studies concluded that only the pars tuberalis (PT) and pars nervosa (PN) are enwrapped by the pia mater, while others showed that the whole gland is cove...

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Main Authors: Edgar Giovanhi Gómez-Domínguez, César Gabriel Toriz, Sirenia González-Pozos, Margarita González-Del-Pliego, Elsa Liliana Aguirre-Benítez, Armando Pérez-Torres, Yazmin Monserrat Flores-Martinez, Carmen Solano-Agama, Verónica Rodríguez-Mata, Alejandro García-Godínez, Daniel Martínez-Fong, María Eugenia Mendoza-Garrido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286399

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