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Summary
The albuginea and glandular tissue of rat testes from animals treated daily for 15 days with 40 mg of penicillamine contained more soluble collagen (in the neutral and citrosoluble fractions) than tissues from the untreated controls. Insoluble collagen in glandular tissue of the penicillamine-treated rat testes was only 40% of the untreated controls, while in albuginea there was approximately the same amount of insoluble collagen in treated and untreated animals.
This work was supported by grants from the Population Council and the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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