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The myo-inositol content of male accessory organs was determined in growing, adult, castrate and androgen treated castrate rats. The myo-inositol concentration (μg/g/gland) was 5544 in the seminal vesicles, 4397 in coagulating glands. 6984 in dorsal prostates, 1646 in ventral prostates and 657 in Cowper's glands of mature animals. The myo-inositol content of the male accessory organs is dependent upon androgen. This relationship may be either a direct effect of male hormone on myo-inositol synthesis or an indirect response resulting from its action upon the total activity of the male accessory organs. It was demonstrated that the dorsal prostates can selectively accumulate myo-inositol in androgen treated castrate rats.
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