Seasonal variation of androgen interconversion in testicular tissue ofRana temporaria in vitro
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 35 (3) , 326-328
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01964330
Abstract
Testicular steroid metabolism of winter and spring frogs,Rana temporaria, were studied by in vitro incubation with radioactively labelled dehydroepiandrosterone and androst-4-ene-3,17-dione. Marked seasonal differences were observed which are in line with the findings of others.Keywords
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