Characterization of the testicular cell types present in the rat by in vivo 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Characterization of the testicular cell types present in the rat by in vivo 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
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通过体内 31P 磁共振波谱表征大鼠体内睾丸细胞类型。
DOI:
10.1095/biolreprod45.1.122
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发表时间:
1991
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
W. Mali
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文献类型:
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作者:
J. van der Grond;A. V. van Pelt;C. V. van Echteld;G. Dijkstra;J. Grootegoed;D. D. de Rooij;W. Mali
Testes of vitamin A-deficient Wistar rats before and after vitamin A replacement, of rats irradiated in utero, and of control rats were investigated by in vivo 31P magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy. The testicular phosphomonoester/ATP (PM/ATP) ratio ranged from 0.79 +/- 0.05 for testes that contained only interstitial tissue and Sertoli cells to 1.64 +/- 0.04 for testes in which spermatocytes were the most advanced cell types present. When new generations of spermatids entered the seminiferous epithelium, this ratio decreased. The testicular phosphodiester/ATP (PD/ATP) ratio amounted to 0.16 +/- 0.06 for testes in which Sertoli cells, spermatogonia, or spermatocytes were the most advanced cell type present. When new generations of spermatids entered the seminiferous epithelium, the PD/ATP ratio rapidly increased and finally reached a value of 0.71 +/- 0.06 for fully developed testes. Taken together, specific patterns of the PM/ATP ratio, the PD/ATP ratio, and pH were obtained that were correlated to the presence of spermatogonia, spermatocytes, round spermatids, and elongated spermatids or to the absence of spermatogenic cells. Hence, a good impression of the status of the seminiferous epithelium in the rat can be obtained by in vivo 31P MR spectroscopy.