An Experimental Study of Pituitary Tumours

Genesis, Cytology and Hormone Content

I. Introduction.
II. Pituitary tumours in mice and rats.
A. A survey of the literature.
B. 1. Discussion.
III. The incidence and the rate of growth of experimental pituitary tumours in various strains of mice and in rats.
A. Experimental.
B. Discussion and conclusion.
IV. Morphological characteristics of experimental pituitary tumours of mice of different inbred strains.
A. Comparison of the morphology of oestrone-induced and “radiothyroidectomy”-induced pituitary tumours employing a tri-chrome stain.
B. Differentiation of the two types of pituitary tumours by the PAS reaction.
V. The thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) content of experimentally induced pituitary tumours in mice.
A. Substances in mouse pituitary homogenates interfering with a comparative TSH-assay.
B. Comparative assays of the TSH content of pituitaries of mice treated in various ways to induce pituitary tumour development.
VI. General Summary.
References.