title: Autoradiographic demonstration of estrogen uptake by the armadillo pituitary gland.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D004958:Estradiol