C17: from Late Latin pītuītārius slimy, from pītuīta phlegm
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pituitaries
Pituitaries were processed for light and electron microscopy.
G.M. Cónsole, S.B. Jurado, E. Oyhenart, C. Ferese, H. Pucciarelli, C.L.A. Gómez Dumm 2001, 'Morphometric and ultrastructural analysis of different pituitary cell populationsin undernourished monkeys', Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Researchhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001000100008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)