title: Changes in the specific activity of N-acetyl-beta-D-hexosaminidase in the rat epididymis with age.
abstract: The specific activity of the lysosomal enzyme N-acetyl-beta-D-hexosaminidase was determined in the caput and cauda of the epididymis of rats as a function of age. The activity peaks at six weeks of age in both parts of the epididymis but is higher in the cauda. The results indicate a relationship between changes occurring in sperm in the epididymis and the lysosomal enzymes.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004822:Epididymis / Q000201:enzymology*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D001619:beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D001619:beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases