RELATIVE EXTENT OF ADENOHYPOPHYSEAL TISSUE IN BUFFALO HYPOPHYSIS CEREBRI

Hypophyses cerebri of 4 male buffalo calves and 8 adult female buffalo es were studied. The shape of the gland and the relative extent of its different lobes, as varied with age, were illustrated. The extent of adenohypophyseal tissues in relation to neurohypophysis was significan tly different from that of cattle. The adenohypophyseal tissues increa sed with age to expand from the lateral aspect onto the dorsal aspect of the gland. The neurohypophysis extended caudally much beyond the pa rs distalis and was covered with a thin layer of distalis, and was cov ered with a thin layer of pars intermedia tissue all around except som etimes at its caudal end.