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[Metabolism of testosterone in rat Sertoli cells]
Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires Des Seances De L'Academie Des Sciences. Serie D: Sciences Naturelles
|February 24, 1975
Abstract:
Aspermatogenic seminiferous tubules were incubated in presence of labelled testosterone. This steroid is converted into androstenedione and 5 alpha-dihydro-testosterone. This finding favours the hypothesis which gives the Sertoli cell an important role in germ cell maturation.