...A. Vittoria; E. La Mura; T. Cocca; L. Castaldo The pattern of the digestive vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VΙP)-ergic innervation is described immunohistochemically in the hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus . This animal is a small-sized, wild, nocturnal, lower eutherian mammal whose gastrointestinal...

...A. Rüttern; M. Hewing; W. Wittkowski The comparison of the hypophyseal pars tuberalis in active and in hibernating hedgehogs reveals different cytological characteristics in the specific secretory cells. In active animals, these cells show oval nuclei and the cytoplasm contains numerous secretory...

...C. Girod; M. Lhéritier; J. Trouillas; M.P. Dubois Staining and histochemical methods, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy were used to individualize the opiocorticomelanotropic cells in the adenohypophysis of the non-hibernating hedgehog. One cell type was differentiated; its characteristics...

...Denise Lescoat; Michel Saboureau; Laurent Castaing; Yves Chambon The ultrastructure of the luminal epithelium of the hedgehog uterus is described on the basis of material taken from 11 animals in three different hormonal situations: castrated, active and hibernating animals. The whole uterine...

...C. Girod; M. Lhéritier; J. Trouillas; M.P. Dubois Staining and histochemical methods, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy were used to individualize the thyrotropic cells in the adenohypophysis of the non-hibernating hedgehog. One cell type was differentiated; its characteristics...

...P.P. Sood; K.P. Mohanakumar; A.K. Chauhan The distribution of β-galactosidase and β-glucuronidase in the forebrain of the hedgehog is similar to that of phospholipids. Both enzymes and the phospholipids are mainly localized in the fibrous components. Their distributional patterns are also identical...

...C. Girod; M. Lhéritier; J. Trouillas; M.P. Dubois Staining and histochemical methods, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy were used to individualize the prolactin cells in the adenohypophyseal pars distalis of the nonhibernating hedgehog. One cell type was differentiated...

...C. Girod; M. Lhéritier; J. Trouillas; M P. Dubois Staining and histochemical methods, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy were used to individualize the somatotropic cells in the adenohypophyseal pars distalis of the non-hibernating hedgehog. One cell-type was differentiated...

...S.C. Asawa; R.S. Mathur The paper deals with the alterations in the size and functions of the endocrine glands in relation to the reproductive and the seasonal sexual activity of the male hedgehog. Results show that the seasonal variations in body weight, testis, adrenal and the thyroid follow...

...P.P. Sood; K.P. Mohanakumar; A.K. Chauhan The distributions of β-galactosidase and β-glucuronidase in the forebrain of the hedgehog are quite similar to the distribution of phospholipids. Both enzymes and the phospholipids are mainly localized in the fibrous components. Their pattern...

... of the hedgehog remains normal after 21 days of CdCl 2 injection. Testes and sex accessory glands did not show any significant change in weight. The testes and sex accessory organs of mice under comparable condition showed weight loss and involution in tubule diameter. A temperature differential of 1°C was found...