INFLUENCE OF NORMAL MALE URINE GONADOTROPIN ON SPERMATOGENESIS IN HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED MATURE AND IMMATURE RATS11
- 1 September 1942
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Endocrinology
- Vol. 31 (3), 318-322
- https://doi.org/10.1210/endo-31-3-318
Abstract
Gonadotrophic extracts of normal [male] urine prepared by tannic acid precipitation restored and maintained spermatogenesis in hypophysectomized rats. This material caused a definite increase in testis wt. in the hypophysectomized immature rat. An increase in seminal vesicle weight was obtained in some instances, indicating the presence of a small amt. of interstitial tissue stimulating factor. Hence [male] urine gonadotrophin acts like similarly prepared extracts of castrate or postmenopausal urine giving predominantly a gametogenic effect.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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