Table 2.
Aromatase presence in adult male reproductive tract tissues
Species | Tissues | Reference Nos. |
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Mouse | Whole testis, Leydig cell, immature germ cell, spermatozoa | 67, 121, 247, 330, 496, 724 |
Rat | Whole testis, Leydig cell, immature germ cell, spermatozoa, epididymal epithelium | 34a, 78, 85, 86, 110, 238, 239, 282, 328, 329, 377, 388, 404, 405, 528, 533, 545, 551, 591, 630, 681, 686, 687, 688, 692, 699, 734, 735, 736, 744, 760 |
Dog | Leydig cell, Sertoli cell, immature germ cell | 546, 733 |
Monkey | Immature germ cell, Leydig cell, immature germ cell | 545, 692 |
Human | Immature germ cell, spermatozoa, epithelium of efferent ductule, epithelium of proximal epididymis | 22, 24, 54, 93, 94, 111, 114, 117, 323, 382, 383, 384, 572, 600, 639, 692 |
Bird | Leydig cell, immature germ cell, spermatozoa | 226, 378, 698 |
Fish | Total testis analysis, Leydig cell, immature germ cell | Dogfish (S. acanthias) (60, 156), European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) (75, 160, 250), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) (358), Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) (357), sea bream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii) (396) |
Amphibian | Total testis analysis | 376, 510 |
Turtle | Total testis analysis | 245, 552 |
Bear | Leydig cell, Sertoli cell, immature germ cell | 318, 511, 690 |
Deer | Leydig cell | 277 |
Boar | Leydig cell | 145, 146, 149, 150, 224, 467, 732 |
Bull | Total testis analysis | 704 |
Ram | Total testis analysis, Leydig cell | 570, 615, 704 |
Stallion | Leydig cell, Sertoli cell, immature germ cell, epididymis | 14, 193, 282, 288, 399, 400, 643 |
Bat | Leydig cell, Sertoli cell, germ cells | 50 |
Squirrel | Leydig cell, Sertoli cell, germ cells | 412, 567 |
Bank vole | Leydig cell, Sertoli cell, immature germ cell | 68, 223, 362, 616 |