Gonadal and plasma testosterone and cholesterol in scorbutic guinea pigs.
Date
1977Author
Gombe, S
Oduor-Okelo, D
Bharaj, B
Verjee, ZH
Type
ArticleLanguage
enMetadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Testes of pre- and post-pubertal guinea pigs were examined histologically and biochemically to see if ascorbic acid deficiency brought about any changes in their structure or function. Apart from a slight but significant fall in gonadal cholesterol there was no apparent change in the histology or testosterone content in scorbutic guinea pigs. Plasma cholesterol and testosterone were also similar in the control and scorbutic animals.
URI
http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/844952http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/39218
Citation
Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 1977;47(1):75-80.Publisher
University of Nairobi. Department of Veterinary Anatomy