Studies on the pituitary gland of selected culturable finfishes.

Among the endocrine organs, the pituitary gland or the hypophysis is both structurally and functionally the most complex. It occurs in all the vertebrates, including cyclostomes, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. The gland shows remarkable similarities in the overall morphology among the different vertebrate classes but structurally it is highly specialised showing considerable differences in details