UTILIZATION OF CIRCULATING PRECURSORS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF TESTOSTERONE BY HUMAN TESTIS IN VIVO
- 31 July 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 45 (8) , 1213-1218
- https://doi.org/10.1139/o67-141
Abstract
Infusion of 3H-labeled dehydroepiandrosterone together with 14C-labeled androst-4-ene-3,17-dione into the spermatic artery resulted in the formation of testosterone. 3H- and 14C-labeled testosterone was isolated from the spermatic venous blood and from the perfused testis. Under the experimental conditions used, androst-4-ene-3,17-dione yielded more testosterone than did dehydroepiandrosterone. Dehydroepiandrosterone also contributed towards the formation of androst-4-ene-3,17-dione.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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