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A new method for the histochemical demonstration of steroid producing cells in human tissues

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Steroid producing cells in human tissues can be demonstrated histochemically by the use of isopropanol as substrate. The Leydig cells of the testis, the theca cells of the ovary and the zona reticularis of the adrenal are stained by this method. A possible relation of this ‚'secondary alcohol dehydrogenase” with the enzyme that catalyses the oxidative cleavage of the cholesterol side-chain is discussed.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Biochemical section, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    M. J. Hardonk

  2. Pathologisch Laboratorium, Oostersingel 63, Groningen, Holland

    M. J. Hardonk

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Hardonk, M.J. A new method for the histochemical demonstration of steroid producing cells in human tissues. Histochemie 5, 234–243 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00306131

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