In vitro biosynthesis of androgens in the Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri

Jean M. P. Joss*, Ashley Edwards, David E. Kime

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    Abstract

    The serum concentration of testosterone was estimated from a population of wild lungfish over 6-7 years of sampling. Male lungfish were found to have high circulating levels of testosterone (~50 ng/ml) which varied seasonally and could be correlated with spermatogenesis as judged by testis histology. Incubation of testis tissue slices with [3H]progesterone, [3H]17- hydroxyprogesterone, or [3H]testosterone confirmed that testosterone is the major androgen in Neoceratodus. Not even trace amounts of 11-keto- or 11β- hydroxytestosterone or 5α-dihydrotestosterone could be identified by TLC separations. There was little or no conjugation of steroids by the testes, except during the spawning season, when glucuronides of androstenedione and testosterone were produced.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)256-263
    Number of pages8
    JournalGeneral and Comparative Endocrinology
    Volume101
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 1996

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