INHIBITION BY GOSSYPOL OF TESTOSTERONE PRODUCTION BY MOUSE LEYDIG-CELLS INVITRO

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作者
DONALDSON, A [1 ]
SUFI, SB [1 ]
JEFFCOATE, SL [1 ]
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[1] CHELSEA HOSP WOMEN, DEPT BIOCHEM ENDOCRINOL, DOVEHOUSE ST, LONDON SW3 6LT, ENGLAND
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10.1016/0010-7824(85)90030-7
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R71 [妇产科学];
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100211 ;
摘要
Gossypol, a polyphenolic compound prepared from cottonseed, has potential uses as a male contraceptive. It inhibits spermatogenesis and sperm motility but has toxic side effects and furthermore may have effects on endocrine function though evidence for this is contradictory. Gossypol had a dose-dependent inhibitory action on release of testosterone from dispersed mouse Leydig cells. Doses down to 20 .mu.M and 10 .mu.M significantly inhibited unstimulated and LH-stimulated release, respectively.
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