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6132314

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
Rats with testicular feminization (Tfm) had been reported to have a testis specific zinc deficiency. In this report it is demonstrated that this organ specific zinc deficiency was not corrected by intraperitoneal zinc administration. Normal littermates on the other hand showed a positive testicular response to zinc administration. The increased testicular zinc level in control animals returned to normal 1 week after the zinc treatment probably due to the fast turnover of this element in the testis. Not only surgically induced cryptorchidism but also surgical cryptorchidism and epididymodeferentectomy (to simulate Tfm conditions in normal adult rats) caused a drastic reduction in testicular zinc level. Unlike in Tfm rats, however, the decrease in zinc content in operated animals was not accompanied by a corresponding decrease in alkaline phosphatase activity. Zinc concentration and alkaline phosphatase activity in plasma or other organs were not affected by the surgical procedure. The testicular copper content in the operated animals was higher than that of the unoperated controls.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0024-3205
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1279-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Zinc metabolism in testicular feminization and surgical cryptorchid testes in rats.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't