Effect of testosterone on the ovotestis of the land snail Theba pisana
Functional and developmental morphology.
1992 ;
2 (2) :
99-101.
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Journal Article
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/pmid01450465
PubMed
1450465
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Gonads drug effects MeSH
- Snails drug effects MeSH
- Disorders of Sex Development MeSH
- Testosterone pharmacology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Testosterone MeSH
The effect of testosterone on the histological pattern of the gonads of the land snail Theba pisana was studied. It was found that testosterone accelerated spermatogenesis, as indicated by the large increase in the number of spermatozoa and the decrease in the number of primary spermatocytes. The diameter of the acini in treated snails was greater than in the normal controls. Conversely, testosterone led to reduction of the number of mature ova.
