[The effect of castration on the mast cells of the ventral gland of male gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus, Gerbillidae)].
The number of labrocytes increases in male gerbil ventral gland connective tissue, as castration makes epithelial structures enter a resting stage. Inversely, labrocytes number decreases when testosterone injection to castrate males initiates epithelial activity. These variations of mast cells number are not a consequence of changes in gland volume, which only act upon epithelial tissues and do not modify "connective tissue compartment".
D000818:Animals; D002369:Castration; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000494:pharmacology*
D013739:Testosterone
Influence de la castration sur les labrocytes de la glande ventrale du mérion mâle de mongolie (Meriones unguiculatus, Gerbillidae)