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  • Title: Changes in rat liver cyclo(His-Pro) binding sites upon castration and testosterone administration.
    Author: Sora YH, Ogawa N, Mori A.
    Journal: Regul Pept; 1987 Jul; 18(1):1-5. PubMed ID: 3628867.
    Abstract:
    Histidyl-proline diketopiperazine [cyclo(His-Pro)] binding was compared in livers from male and female rats. Cyclo(His-Pro) binding of female rat liver was very much lower than that of male rat liver. Scatchard analysis showed that the sex difference in cyclo(His-Pro) binding was due to different binding capacity. Cyclo(His-Pro) binding of castrated male rat liver was significantly decreased. Testosterone replacement raised the binding to the control level, and an excess of testosterone increased the specific binding beyond the control level. The testosterone-induced changes in cyclo(His-Pro) binding were also due to variation in the binding capacity. These findings indicate that testosterone is an important factor in the regulation of cyclo(His-Pro) binding in the rat liver.
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