Riar S S, Setty B S, Kar A B
Endokrinologie. 1977;70(3):249-56.
The changes in the weight, histology and biochemical composition of the epididymis (caput, corpus and cauda segments) in prepuberal rabbit and rhesus monkey in response to testosterone treatment were investigated. The increase in the weight of the organ was accompanied by increased levels of RNA and DNA. Androgen therapy caused an increase in the concentration of sialic acid, phospholipids and glycerylphosphorylcholine and activities of alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase and hyaluronidase. The cauda region of the epididymis exhibited relatively higher levels of sialic acid and glycerylphosphorylcholine. These findings are discussed in relation to the functional maturation of the organ and the role of androgen in this process.
研究了青春期前兔子和恒河猴附睾（头段、体段和尾段）在接受睾酮治疗后，其重量、组织学和生化组成的变化。器官重量的增加伴随着RNA和DNA水平的升高。雄激素治疗导致唾液酸、磷脂和甘油磷酸胆碱浓度增加，以及碱性磷酸酶、酸性磷酸酶和透明质酸酶活性增强。附睾尾段的唾液酸和甘油磷酸胆碱水平相对较高。结合该器官的功能成熟以及雄激素在此过程中的作用对这些发现进行了讨论。
