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Imaging of Estrogen Receptor-α in Rat Pial Arterioles using a Digital Immunofluorescent Microscope
Published on: November 29, 2011
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.

