Article
[Role of the thymus in producing the endocrine function of the testes in mice].
Problemy endokrinologii - 1 Jan 2000
Chesnokova V M, Ivanova L N
Abstract excerpt
The thymic effect on the mouse gonadal endocrine function was studied. The serious gonadal endocrine dysfunction was seen in mice with genetically determined absence of the thymus. Thymectomy of healthy animals aged 3 days induces similar disorders. Transplantation of the thymus to the genetically thymus-free animals during the first days of the life returns this function to normal. It is concluded that the...
Topics
- Animals
- Genotype
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Nude
- Testis
- Testosterone
- Thymectomy
- Thymus Gland