Unni E, Rao M R
J Steroid Biochem. 1986 Oct;25(4):579-83. doi: 10.1016/0022-4731(86)90406-1.
ABP levels in the testes and epididymides of vitamin A deficient-retinoic acid maintained rats were only 20 and 6% respectively as compared with those in normal rats. The number of FSH receptors in the testes of vitamin A deficient rats, as measured by [125I]ovine FSH binding to isolated testicular membranes, was only 40% of that in the testes of normal rats. Supplementation of retinyl acetate to these vitamin A deficient rats for 16 days resulted in restoration of the number of FSH receptors to normal levels. On the other hand, ABP levels were restored to 32 and 34% only in the testes and epididymides respectively.
与正常大鼠相比，维生素A缺乏-视黄酸维持的大鼠睾丸和附睾中的ABP水平分别仅为20%和6%。通过[125I]羊FSH与分离的睾丸膜结合来测量，维生素A缺乏大鼠睾丸中的FSH受体数量仅为正常大鼠睾丸中的40%。给这些维生素A缺乏的大鼠补充醋酸视黄酯16天，可使FSH受体数量恢复到正常水平。另一方面，ABP水平仅在睾丸和附睾中分别恢复到32%和34%。
