title: [The influence of the retina on the maturation of the testicles: an experimental study in rabbits (author's transl)].
abstract: In the present experimental study in rabbits the importance of the non-illuminated retina as a superior regulating centre for the maturation of the testicles is demonstrated. Involvement of the retinal maturation by an experimentally provoked total retinal detachment is followed by a cessation of the development of the testicles. The extent of this influence can be brought in evidence by means of the quotation of the fatty acids C20:4/C22:5 as well as on the hand of the histological findings.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology*; D012741:Sexual Maturation; D013737:Testis / Q000032:analysis / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids
vernacular_title: Die Abhängigkeit der Testesreifung von der Netzhaut: Experimentelle Untersuchungen am Kaninchen