Effects of androgen treatment of the neonate on rat testis and sex accessory organs

Testosterone metabolism, androgen receptors, and the androgen binding protein (ABP) were studied male albino rats injected wit 1 mg of testosterone propionate (TP) on Day 2 of life. The epididymal content of ABP was diminished inmmature but not in adult animals treated neonatally with androgen. No c...

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spelling paper:paper_00063363_v25_n4_p851_Baranao2023-06-08T14:31:01Z Effects of androgen treatment of the neonate on rat testis and sex accessory organs 5alpha androstane 3alpha,17beta diol c 14 androgen binding protein androgen receptor androstanolone h 3 enzyme methyltrienolone h 3 radioisotope steroid reductase testosterone testosterone h 3 testosterone propionate unclassified drug age animal experiment article endocrine system epididymis histology hormone metabolism male genital system newborn prostate rat sex accessory organ sexual development subcutaneous drug administration testis Animalia Testosterone metabolism, androgen receptors, and the androgen binding protein (ABP) were studied male albino rats injected wit 1 mg of testosterone propionate (TP) on Day 2 of life. The epididymal content of ABP was diminished inmmature but not in adult animals treated neonatally with androgen. No changes were detected in the testicular levels of this protein in 27-day-old rats. In adult animals atrophic lesions were seen in 3% of the seminiferous tubules. Androgen treatment of neonates led to a substantial decrease in the 5α-reductase activity in homogenates of prostate gland and epididymis from adult rats with a concomitant decline in the 3α-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities in both tissues. These animals did not show any change in the number of available or total androgen receptor sites as measured by incubating prostatic cytosol with [3H]R1881. The present findings suggest that the impaired development of the male genital tract could be partially due to diminished peripheral conversion of testosterone to its active, 5α-reduced metabolites. 1981 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00063363_v25_n4_p851_Baranao http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00063363_v25_n4_p851_Baranao
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topic 5alpha androstane 3alpha,17beta diol c 14
androgen binding protein
androgen receptor
androstanolone h 3
enzyme
methyltrienolone h 3
radioisotope
steroid reductase
testosterone
testosterone h 3
testosterone propionate
unclassified drug
age
animal experiment
article
endocrine system
epididymis
histology
hormone metabolism
male genital system
newborn
prostate
rat
sex accessory organ
sexual development
subcutaneous drug administration
testis
Animalia
spellingShingle 5alpha androstane 3alpha,17beta diol c 14
androgen binding protein
androgen receptor
androstanolone h 3
enzyme
methyltrienolone h 3
radioisotope
steroid reductase
testosterone
testosterone h 3
testosterone propionate
unclassified drug
age
animal experiment
article
endocrine system
epididymis
histology
hormone metabolism
male genital system
newborn
prostate
rat
sex accessory organ
sexual development
subcutaneous drug administration
testis
Animalia
Effects of androgen treatment of the neonate on rat testis and sex accessory organs
topic_facet 5alpha androstane 3alpha,17beta diol c 14
androgen binding protein
androgen receptor
androstanolone h 3
enzyme
methyltrienolone h 3
radioisotope
steroid reductase
testosterone
testosterone h 3
testosterone propionate
unclassified drug
age
animal experiment
article
endocrine system
epididymis
histology
hormone metabolism
male genital system
newborn
prostate
rat
sex accessory organ
sexual development
subcutaneous drug administration
testis
Animalia
description Testosterone metabolism, androgen receptors, and the androgen binding protein (ABP) were studied male albino rats injected wit 1 mg of testosterone propionate (TP) on Day 2 of life. The epididymal content of ABP was diminished inmmature but not in adult animals treated neonatally with androgen. No changes were detected in the testicular levels of this protein in 27-day-old rats. In adult animals atrophic lesions were seen in 3% of the seminiferous tubules. Androgen treatment of neonates led to a substantial decrease in the 5α-reductase activity in homogenates of prostate gland and epididymis from adult rats with a concomitant decline in the 3α-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities in both tissues. These animals did not show any change in the number of available or total androgen receptor sites as measured by incubating prostatic cytosol with [3H]R1881. The present findings suggest that the impaired development of the male genital tract could be partially due to diminished peripheral conversion of testosterone to its active, 5α-reduced metabolites.
title Effects of androgen treatment of the neonate on rat testis and sex accessory organs
title_short Effects of androgen treatment of the neonate on rat testis and sex accessory organs
title_full Effects of androgen treatment of the neonate on rat testis and sex accessory organs
title_fullStr Effects of androgen treatment of the neonate on rat testis and sex accessory organs
title_full_unstemmed Effects of androgen treatment of the neonate on rat testis and sex accessory organs
title_sort effects of androgen treatment of the neonate on rat testis and sex accessory organs
publishDate 1981
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00063363_v25_n4_p851_Baranao
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00063363_v25_n4_p851_Baranao
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