van Deth J H, van Limborgh J, van Faassen F
Acta Morphol Neerl Scand. 1978 Nov;16(4):257-66.
In duck embryos, a study was made of the role the suprarenal glands might play in the process of sex determination. The experiments included the transplantation of suprarenal gland taken from embryos aged from 9 to 25 days, into the coelomic cavity of embryos ranging from 71 to 139 hours of age. Out of a total of 388 transplantations, 222 succeeded in the sense that the hosts reached the age, at which the gonads have sexually differentiated. The results show that the implantation of a suprarenal gland does not influence the sex-ratio. Moreover, no disturbances in the development of the gonads were observed. Hence, the conclusion may be drawn that it is highly improbable that the suprarenal gland plays an essential role in the production of substances guiding the differentiation of the gonadal primordia into ovaries or testes.
在鸭胚中，对肾上腺在性别决定过程中可能发挥的作用进行了一项研究。实验包括将取自9至25日龄胚胎的肾上腺移植到71至139小时龄胚胎的体腔中。在总共388次移植中，有222次成功，即宿主达到了性腺发生性别分化的年龄。结果表明，肾上腺的植入不影响性别比例。此外，未观察到性腺发育的干扰。因此，可以得出结论，肾上腺极不可能在引导性腺原基分化为卵巢或睾丸的物质产生中发挥重要作用。
