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Isolation of Sertoli Cells and Peritubular Cells from Rat Testes
Published on: February 8, 2016
[Endocrine and sperminogenic testicular function. 7. Relationship between testicular and plasma androgen
Abstract:
Testicular tissue and blood samples (V. spermatica interna) were taken from 32 boars during castration. The animals were of different age groups. Against this background, comparative studies were conducted into the relationships between testicular and plasma testosterone. A very close correlation was found to exist between the androgen values in testicular tissue and those in the blood plasma of V. spermatica interna (r = 0.9795), wich appeared to support the conclusion that by determination of blood plasma the androgen content in the testes can be established with high probability.
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