Differences in pituitary cell number but not cell type between genetically lean and fat Coopworth sheep.

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Coopworth sheep selected for low backfat (lean genotype) have been shown to have heavier pituitary glands than those selected for high backfat (fat genotype). This paper investigated whether this difference was due to an increase in pituitary cell number or cell size and whether the relative proportions of different pituitary cell types differed between the genotypes. In three separate trials, ram lambs aged 6 to...

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