Localization of acid phosphatase in lysosomes of pituitary folliculo-stellate cells following estrogen withdrawal from primed male rats.
Acid phosphatase was localized in lysosomes of non-granulated, folliculo-stellate pituitary cells 72 h after estrogen was withdrawn from primed male rats. The appearance of lysosomes and the accumulation of lipid droplets in folliculo-stellate cells coincide with the clearance of lipid from pituitary mammotropes. Positive identification of lysosomes supports our proposal in a previous study that folliculo-stellate cells are phagocytic.
Department of Anatomy, Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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Shin
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Stokreef
D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004967:Estrogens / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
D004967:Estrogens; D000135:Acid Phosphatase