Role of Ascorbic Acid in Testicular Degeneration and Adrenal Hypertrophy in Tyrosine-Fed Rats
- 1 December 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Endocrinology
- Vol. 79 (6) , 1157-1159
- https://doi.org/10.1210/endo-79-6-1157
Abstract
An excess of dietary tyrosine in rats produced testicular degeneration and adrenal hypertrophy. Administration of ascorbic acid to these animals partially prevented these changes and adrenal and testicular activity appeared to be normal.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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