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Biology of Reproduction, Vol 24, 923-931, Copyright © 1981 by Society for the Study of Reproduction
1 Unité de Recherches de Génétique Médicale (INSERM),
Hôpital des Enfants Malades,
149 rue de Sèvres, 75730 Paris Cedex 15, France Testicular anti-Mullerian activity was evaluated in pigs from birth to 180 days. Anti-Müllerian
activity was low during the first 3 postnatal days, and rose to reach its highest level between 10 and
19 days. Thereafter, anti-Müllerian capacity steadily declined, and fell abruptly after 60 days, at a
time when pubertal changes are not yet detectable by histological examination and the blood-testis
barrier has not yet formed. The ultrastructural appearance of Sertoli cells from birth to 80 days
suggests active glycoprotein biosynthesis, but no correlation could be established between the fine
structure of Sertoli cells and the degree of anti-Müllerian activity. We conclude that decreased biosynthesis of anti-Müllerian hormone is an early sign of testicular maturation in the postnatal pig.
2 Laboratoire de Physiologie de la Reproduction, Université Paris VI, et
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique,
78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
Note:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We would like to thank Dr. J. E. Flé
hon for his
guidance and helpful comments, Mr. P. C. Léglise for
surgery, and Miss A. Simon-Lorière for excellent
technical assistance. This work was supported by
INSERM (Grant 78.5.020.4).
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