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  • Title: Sexual difference in kininase activity in the mouse submandibular gland.
    Author: Kashimata M, Hiramatsu M, Kumegawa M, Minami N, Minami N.
    Journal: Enzyme; 1985; 34(1):22-6. PubMed ID: 4085454.
    Abstract:
    A marked sexual difference in kininase activity was found in the adult mouse submandibular gland. The activity was over 3-fold higher in females than in males between 10 and 12 weeks of age. Castration of male mice increased kininase activity up to the level of females. Testosterone administration to castrated males restored enzyme activity to about the normal level. Moreover, testosterone administration to normal females decreased enzyme activity to about the level of normal male mice, while ovariectomy had no effect. These results suggest that kininase activity in the mouse submandibular gland is suppressively regulated by endogenous androgen.
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