Punjabi U, van Hoecke J, Verdonck L, Vermeulen A
J Androl. 1984 May-Jun;5(3):223-6. doi: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.1984.tb02400.x.
To evaluate the influence of age, testicular capillary blood flow (TCBF) was measured, using the microsphere technique, in rats 3 to 24 months old, under basal conditions and after hCG stimulation (10 IU/d for two days). Despite a decline in plasma T levels, testicular capillary blood flow did not decrease with age, and hCG stimulation resulted in similar increases of approximately 50% (P less than 0.01) in testicular capillary blood flow in all age groups. We concluded that the age-associated decrease in testosterone secretion in rats is not the consequence of a decreased testicular blood flow.
为评估年龄的影响,采用微球技术,在基础条件下以及人绒毛膜促性腺激素(hCG)刺激(10IU/天,持续两天)后,对3至24月龄大鼠的睾丸毛细血管血流量(TCBF)进行了测量。尽管血浆睾酮(T)水平下降,但睾丸毛细血管血流量并未随年龄增长而减少,且hCG刺激使所有年龄组的睾丸毛细血管血流量均增加了约50%(P<0.01)。我们得出结论,大鼠中与年龄相关的睾酮分泌减少并非睾丸血流量减少的结果。