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Pituitary somatotrops were localized in four species from the genus Oncorhynchus using an antiserum to chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) growth hormone. The antiserum cross-reacted specifically with the acidophils in the caudal pars distalis of all species tested. Corroborative immunodiffusion studies were also conducted with pituitary homogenates from the same species. Immunological identity of the GH molecule was observed for all species tested.
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Wagner, G.F., McKeown, B.A. The immunocytochemical localization of pituitary somatotrops in the genus Oncorhynchus using an antiserum to growth hormone of chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta). Cell Tissue Res. 231, 693–697 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00218126
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