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Histochemical distribution of tetrazolium reductases, dehydrogenases and lipids in the follicular wall of normal and atretic follicles in the ovary of the Indian gerbilTatera indica (Muridae: Rodentia)

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The comparison of the histochemical features of the follicular wall in normal and atretic follicles of corresponding stages in the ovaries of Indian gerbilTatera indica revealed conspicuous changes in amount of lipids and activities of NADH- and NADPH tetrazolium reductases, δ5-3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and 17α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and succinate- and lactate dehydrogenases in the granulosa layers during follicular growth and atresia. The thecal layers showed a progressive increase in their amounts during follicular growth and these enzymes are not affected significantly by atresia. Atresia resulted in increased amounts of lipids in the granulosa cells and decreased activities of succinate- and lactate dehydrogenases and NADH- and NADPH tetrazolium reductases during latter stages of degeneration.

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Parshad, V.R., Guraya, S.S. Histochemical distribution of tetrazolium reductases, dehydrogenases and lipids in the follicular wall of normal and atretic follicles in the ovary of the Indian gerbilTatera indica (Muridae: Rodentia). Proc Ani Sci 92, 121–128 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03186178

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