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Expression patterns of mRNAs of FSH and LH receptors were examined by
Northern blot in adult rat testes after induction of unilateral crypto
rchidism. At 4 weeks after the operation, signals of Northern blot wer
e markedly increased in both receptor mRNAs in the abdominal testes as
compared to those in the scrotal testes. In addition, there was a rem
arkable change in size pattern of LH receptor transcripts; the scrotal
testes of cryptorchid rats and the intact testes of control mts expre
ssed the transcripts of 7.0, 4.3, 2.5, and 1.8 kb, while the abdominal
testes hardly expressed the transcript of 1.8 kb. This finding sugges
ts that the expression of LH receptor mRNA is regulated locally within
testis. (C) 1996 Academic Press, Inc.