Aberrant craniopharyngeal structures within the neurohypophysis of rats

P Schaetti, A Argentino-Storino, M Heinrichs… - Experimental and …, 1995 - Elsevier
Aberrant craniopharyngeal structures within the neurohypophysis were analyzed in 17 rats,
originating from four different colonies of Sprague-Dawley-and Wistar-derived strains, which
were used for toxicity studies in five different laboratories. Males were more frequently
affected than females. The incidence of these findings, which occurred spontaneously and
mainly in aged rats, was very low. Predominant features included tubular or acinar glandular
structures, rarely embedded in a fibrous stroma, and, as a rule, not compressing adjacent …