THE EFFECT OF FURADROXYL TREATMENT AND X-IRRADIATION ON THE HYALURONIDASE CONCENTRATION OF RAT TESTES1

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Abstract
RIISFELDT (1, 2), on the basis of studies of hyaluronidase concentration in testes of rats under various experimental conditions, suggested that the spermatocytes are the testicular cells responsible for hyaluronidase production. Steinberger and Nelson (3), analyzing the effects of hypophysectomy, cryptorchidism, and estrogen and androgen treatment on the hyaluronidase concentration and morphological picture of rat testes, secured evidence that cells beyond the stage of spermatocytes, the spermatids, are more likely to be the site of hyaluronidase production than are the spermatocytes. The present study was conducted to provide additional evidence concerning the cell of origin of hyaluronidase in the rate testis.