Immunoassay of androgen binding protein in blood: a new approach for study of the seminiferous tubule.
Androgen binding protein, a secretory product of seminiferous tubules, was isolated by means of affinity chromatography. A radioimmunoassay was developed and used to identify androgen binding protein in rat plasma. The ability to measure a testicular protein in blood provides a new method for investigation of seminiferous tubular physiology.
D000728:Androgens / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001814:Blood-Testis Barrier; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D002369:Castration; D008297:Male; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats; D012671:Seminiferous Tubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D013737:Testis / Q000378:metabolism*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000494:pharmacology
D000728:Androgens; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D013739:Testosterone