Histochemical Studies of Bovine Seminal Vesicles During Postnatal Development (original) (raw)

Journal of Endocrinology, 1971

Abstract

SUMMARY The location of aldose and ketose reductases and of isocitric, succinic, malic and α-ketoglutaric dehydrogenases was studied by histochemical methods in the seminal vesicles of the bull, bull calf and castrated bulls. The appearance of aldose and ketose reductase activity coincides with that of significant quantities of fructose collected from the accessory glands of calves of 5·5 months of age. The enzymes of the Krebs' cycle, isocitric, succinic, malic and α-ketoglutaric dehydrogenases, could not be histochemically demonstrated in the seminal vesicles of bulls, bull calves and castrated young bulls. The factors determining the high citric acid concentrations in bull seminal vesicles are discussed.

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