Vascular feature of the hypophysis in Bubalus buffalus.

ABSTRACT

The hypophysis of Bubalus buffalus was examined morphologically and compared to that of the bovine. The morphology and behavior of the vessels supplying the hypophysis and their contribution to the hypophyseal portal system were described. We found characteristic vascular arches between the pars tuberalis and the infundibulum from which the portal vessels originate. These vessels may be divided into long and short vessels, have different origins and extension, and branch in different regions of the anterior lobe.