Androstenedione and testosterone biosynthesis by the adrenal cortex of the horse
Journal Article
·
· Steroids; (United States)
An homogenate from cortical tissue of mare adrenals was incubated in the presence of tritiated pregnenolone. The (/sup 3/H) androstenedione and the (/sup 3/H) testosterone synthesized during the incubation were extracted, purified, and co-crystallized to constant specific activity in the presence of unlabeled carriers. The rate of conversion of pregnenolone to androstenedione and testosterone was of the order of 5 and 0.15 per cent respectively. The high ratio of (/sup 3/H) androstenedione to (/sup 3/H) testosterone observed in this study suggests that androstenedione is the main androgen produced by mare adrenals. It is concluded that adrenals could contribute to the production of blood androgens in normal as well as hyperandrogenic mares.
- Research Organization:
- U.E.R. des Sciences Univ., Caen, France
- OSTI ID:
- 5609654
- Journal Information:
- Steroids; (United States), Journal Name: Steroids; (United States) Vol. 43:2; ISSN STEDA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ADRENAL GLANDS
ANDROGENS
ANDROSTANES
ANDROSTENEDIONE
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOSYNTHESIS
BLOOD
BODY
BODY FLUIDS
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
HORMONES
HORSES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPE DILUTION
KETONES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MAMMALS
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PURIFICATION
STEROID HORMONES
STEROIDS
SYNTHESIS
TESTOSTERONE
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
VERTEBRATES
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ADRENAL GLANDS
ANDROGENS
ANDROSTANES
ANDROSTENEDIONE
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOSYNTHESIS
BLOOD
BODY
BODY FLUIDS
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
HORMONES
HORSES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPE DILUTION
KETONES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MAMMALS
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PURIFICATION
STEROID HORMONES
STEROIDS
SYNTHESIS
TESTOSTERONE
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
VERTEBRATES