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Subcellular fractionation of rainbow trout gonads with emphasis on microsomal enzymes involved in steroid metabolism

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Rainbow trout gonads were subfractionated by differential centrifugation with emphasis on obtaining preparations suitable for the study of steroid-metabolizing enzymes. A fractionation scheme was evaluated for the mature testis and for 3 ovarian developmental stages. The distribution of cell organelles among the fractions was determined using enzyme-markers and electron microscopy. The fractionation scheme was found to be suitable for separating mitochondria and microsomes which were recovered at similar yields to those that had been reported for other extraheptic fish tissues. Fractionation of the mature ovary was fraught with problems probably because a large yolk protein cytosole fraction interfered with the recovery of microsomes. However, no difference in the specific activity of microsomal NADPH-cytochrome c-reductase between the various organ preparations was evident. The testis microsomes contained detectable amounts of cytochrome P450, whereas its content in the various ovary microsomes was too low to be detected. Progesterone 17α-hydroxylase was detected in microsomes from testes and early developing ovaries, and microsomal aromatase activity was present in microsomes from early developing, mature and postovulatory ovaries. Furthermore, the testis microsomes contained a highly active UDP glucuronosyltransferase with testosterone used as a substrate.

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Andersson, T. Subcellular fractionation of rainbow trout gonads with emphasis on microsomal enzymes involved in steroid metabolism. Cell Tissue Res 268, 479–489 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00319155

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