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Pretreatment of chick embryos with estrogen in ovo prevents mullerian duct regression in organ culture.

Abstract
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) feminizes chick embryos in ovo, preventing regression of the Mullerian ducts (MDs). The feminized testis, however, despite its ovarian-like appearance, continues to produce Mullerian inhibiting substance (MIS). This study was designed to test whether exogenous DES preserved the MD against endogenous MIS by affecting the target organ (feminization). DES (0.1 mg) was injected into the air sacs of 5-day-old chick embryos. Testes were obtained from 15-day-old chick embryos and MDs from 8-day-old chick embryos and combined in organ culture for 72 h. MD regression was examined macroscopically and microscopically after 3 days in vitro in medium without DES (group A: n = 155) and with 10(-6) M DES (group B: n = 169). Four types of coculture were set up as follows: 1) Control testis with control MD; 2) DES-treated testis with DES-treated MD; 3) Control testis with DES-treated MD; 4) DES-treated testis with control MD. In medium without DES (group A), MD regression was inhibited significantly when the duct was pretreated with DES [2) and 3) vs. 1) and 4)]. The pretreated testis produced slightly less regression [4) vs. 1)], but this was not significant. Previous studies in ovo had suggested that estrogen prevented MD regression directly as well as causing feminization of the testis, because MIS secretion was not inhibited from the feminized gonad. These results show that pretreatment of the MD with DES blocks regression in vitro by a normal testis, confirming that the primary site of action of estrogen is on the duct itself.
AuthorsO Doi, J M Hutson
JournalEndocrinology (Endocrinology) Vol. 122 Issue 6 Pg. 2888-91 (Jun 1988) ISSN: 0013-7227 [Print] United States
PMID3371264 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Diethylstilbestrol
Topics
  • Animals
  • Chick Embryo
  • Diethylstilbestrol (pharmacology)
  • Female
  • Male
  • Mullerian Ducts (drug effects, physiology)
  • Organ Culture Techniques
  • Testis (drug effects, embryology)

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