Nuclear localization of 3H-dexamethasone to secretory and duct cells in the rabbit submandibular gland was determined by dry-mount autoradiography. This saturable nuclear binding indicates that glucocorticoid effects on this gland may be mediated by cytosol-nuclear receptors.
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