Testicular Innervation is Necessary for the Response of Plasma Testosterone Levels to Acute Stress1
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- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 24 (3) , 491-495
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod24.3.491
Abstract
At 1, 2, 4, and 7 weeks or 15 months postsurgery, bilateral denervation of the testes of mature male rats had no effect on basal levels of plasma testosterone, testicular weight, spermatogenesis, or mating behavior. However, bilateral denervation blocked an acute stress-induced rise of plasma testosterone. This is the first report of a possible role of testicular innervation in the mature male rat.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- NEUROVASCULAR CONTROL OF OXYGEN TENSION IN THE TESTIS AND EPIDIDYMISReproduction, 1962