Autoradiographic demonstration of estrogen uptake by the armadillo pituitary gland.
Adult female armadillos were injected with tritiated estradiol. The pituitary gland was removed and processed for autoradiography. Nuclear uptake and retention of the steroid was found in 28.8% of the cells in the pars distalis and 3.7% of the pituicytes.
D000818:Animals; D001135:Armadillos / Q000378:metabolism*; D001345:Autoradiography; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D004958:Estradiol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000378:metabolism*; D004490:Xenarthra / Q000378:metabolism*
D004958:Estradiol