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Leydig cell andΔ5-3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in the testis of toad (Bufo melanostictus) following cold exposuredehydrogenase activity in the testis of toad (Bufo melanostictus) following cold exposure

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Leydig cell nuclear area andΔ 5-3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity were increased in the testis ofBufo melanostictus 2 days after a single short-term cold exposure. Both parameters returned to normal values 4 days later.

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  1. Histology and Histochemistry Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University Colleges of Science and Technology, 92, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, 700 009, Calcutta, India

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Patra, P.B., Biswas, N.M. Leydig cell andΔ5-3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in the testis of toad (Bufo melanostictus) following cold exposuredehydrogenase activity in the testis of toad (Bufo melanostictus) following cold exposure. Experientia 38, 692–693 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01964100

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