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Fluctuations in arylsulphatase activity in the rabbit endometrium during the sexual cycle

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Histochemical and biochemical studies were performed to verify the presence of arylsulphatase A (ASA) and B (ASB) in the rabbit uterus. Fluctuations in the activity of these sulphatases during the sexual cycle were also studied. Some structural and functional properties of purified ASA were determined. The results indicate that arylsulphatases are active in the endometrium during both the estrogenic and progesteronic phases. The activity of ASA was much more intense than that of ASB; it increased during estrus and decreased during the post-ovulatory phase. ASB activity, however, decreased during estrus and increased during the post-ovulatory phase. The significance of these fluctuations is discussed in relation to the action of sexual hormones and physiological substrates of arylsulphatases.

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  1. Department of Cellular Biology, University of Camerino, Italy

    L. Vitaioli, E. Baldoni & E. Fioretti

  2. Laboratoire de Neurochimie, Hôpital de la Salpetrière, Paris, France

    G. Dubois

  3. Chair of Biological Chemistry c/o Institute of Comparitive Anatomy, Faculty of Sciences, University of Modena, Italy

    L. Bolognani

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Vitaioli, L., Baldoni, E., Fioretti, E. et al. Fluctuations in arylsulphatase activity in the rabbit endometrium during the sexual cycle. Histochemistry 83, 127–131 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00495142

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