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Testosterone and 5α-reduced androgens maintain spermatogenesis in hypophysectomized rats (1,2). A specific receptor protein for testosterone and dihydrotestosterone has been demonstrated in testis (3–6), however, the androgen target cells containing these receptors have not yet been identified. In the present study, we used an autoradiographic technique (7), which avoids translocation and diffusion artifacts during tissue preparation. Experiments were carried out to determine whether the accumulation of androgen can be localized to specific types of cells within the testis.
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Sar, M. et al. (1975). Localization of Androgen Target Cells in the Rat Testis: Autoradiographic Studies. In: French, F.S., Hansson, V., Ritzen, E.M., Nayfeh, S.N. (eds) Hormonal Regulation of Spermatogenesis. Current topics in Molecular Endocrinology, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4440-7_22
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