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Immunological cross reactivity between testicular androgen-binding protein and serum testosterone-binding globulin

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WE have reported the presence of a testicular androgen-binding protein (ABP) which is secreted into the testicular fluid of several mammalian species1. ABP is produced by the Sertoli cells and is specifically stimulated by follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)1–7. It is found in particularly high concentrations (3×10−7 M) in the efferent duct fluid of rabbits.

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  1. Institute of Pathology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, 1, Norway

    S. C. WEDDINGTON, P. BRANDTZAEG & V. HANSSON

  2. Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Laboratories for Reproductive Biology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27541

    F. S. FRENCH, P. PETRUSZ & S. N. NAYFEH

  3. Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Clinical Research Laboratory, Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

    E. M. RITZEN

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WEDDINGTON, S., BRANDTZAEG, P., HANSSON, V. et al. Immunological cross reactivity between testicular androgen-binding protein and serum testosterone-binding globulin. Nature 258, 257–259 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/258257a0

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