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Testicular steroidogenesis in X/X sex-reversed mice.
International journal of andrology - 1 Apr 1991
O'Shaughnessy P J, Abbott D H, Leigh A J, Cattanach B M
Abstract excerpt
The sex-reversed X/X Sxr mouse is phenotypically male but lacks germ cells. This provides the opportunity to examine Leydig cell function in the absence of a normal germinal epithelium and without experimental manipulation of the testis. Serum testosterone was lower in Sxr males compared to normal (X/Y) males but there was no significant difference in intratesticular testosterone levels. Serum immunoactive and...
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