Identification of prostate-specific antigen in the vaginal secretions of a male pseudohermaphrodite.
Prostatic glycoprotein was detected in the vaginal fluid of a male pseudohermaphrodite with use of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Following orchiectomy, prostatic glycoprotein concentrations fell from levels greater than 60 to less than 10.0 ng/ml. The decline in prostatic glycoprotein levels postoperatively implies that prostatic glycoprotein expression is controlled by androgens.
D000328:Adult; D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen; D014621:Vagina / Q000276:immunology*
D000941:Antigens; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen