Androgen Dependence of Testicular and Epididymal Angiotensin Converting Enzyme

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1985.tb00966.x
• Publication Date: 2010-07-24T06:27:36Z
• Authors: A.K. JAISWAL; J.N. PANDA; M. VIJAY KUMAR; P. JOSHI
• Keywords: Cyproterone

Treatment with cadmium chloride (CdCl2) and cyproterone acetate (CA) depressed angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity significantly in testes epididymal regions of the adult rats compared to corresponding untreated controls. Exogenous testosterone CA-treated increased both epididymis, effect latter being very significant comparable Testosterone failed induce ACE caput epididymis 30 day-old immature rats, but was detected corpus cauda epididymis. Our findings indicate that testicular complex is possibly linked androgen concerned spermatogenesis sperm maturation.