Secretory activity and histoenzymological characteristics in the subcommissural organ of hormone-injected ducks, Anas platyrhynchos.
Gonadotrophin and gonadal hormone injections performed on male ducks induce some changes in the activity of the subcommissural organ (SCO). Particularly LH, FSH and testosterone propionate injections are followed by a depletion of secretory material accompanied by increased activities of investigated dehydrogenases and acid phosphatase in SCO cells.
D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D004372:Ducks; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000187:drug effects*; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D011374:Progesterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013351:Subcommissural Organ / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D013739:Testosterone / Q000494:pharmacology*
D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary; D013739:Testosterone; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D000135:Acid Phosphatase