Histochemical changes in rat sperm malate dehydrogenase activity during passage through epididymis.
Histochemical activity of malate dehydrogenase (MDH: E.C. 1.1.1.37) in rat sperm mitochondria decreased during the epididymal transit of sperm. In an electrophoretic study two major MDH isozymes (MDH-A and MDH-B) were demonstrated in the sperm. The epididymal sperm showed two minor isozymes associated with MDH-A, while the testicular sperm did not.
D000818:Animals; D004822:Epididymis; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013083:Sperm Transport; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000201:enzymology*
D007527:Isoenzymes; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase