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Arylsulphatase activity in the oviduct of the frogRana esculenta. II. Progesterone-induced changes following ovariectomy and hypophysectomy

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The effects of progesterone treatment on arylsulphatase activity were studied histochemically and biochemically in the frog oviduct under different experimental conditions. In ovariectomized animals, the hormone induced a large increase in enzyme activity, while in hypophysectomized ones there was a large decrease in this activity. These results indicate that the facilitatory and inhibitory effects of progesterone on arylsulphatase activity are influenced by the presencein situ of the gonad. Hypotheses are advanced to explain different effects of the progesterone treatment.

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Vitaioli, L., Baldoni, E., Gobbetti, A. et al. Arylsulphatase activity in the oviduct of the frogRana esculenta. II. Progesterone-induced changes following ovariectomy and hypophysectomy. Histochem J 20, 301–307 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01745609

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