Histochemical Localization of Some Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases in the Mouse Epididymis
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Hormone Research
- Vol. 7 (1) , 43-48
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000178707
Abstract
The epithelium of the posterior half of the initial segment (head) and the anterior half of the middle segment (body) shows a strong reaction for .DELTA.5-3.beta.-, 3.alpha.,5.alpha.-, 3.alpha.,5.beta.-, 11.beta.-, 16.alpha.-, 17.beta.-, 20.alpha.- and 20.beta.-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases. This activity attenuates posteriorly. Only the 11.beta.-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase is present throughout the length of the epididymis. The luminal contents of the middle segment also show the histochemical utilization of a number of steroids.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Histochemical utilization of hydroxysteroids by the hamster epididymisHistochemistry and Cell Biology, 1966