The organ culture from the testes of newborn pigs able to produce the basic androgens such as testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, androstenedione and androstenediol has been obtained. CdCl2 administration to the rats in a dose of 0.055 mg/100 g of body weight and gonadectomy resulted in the development of two experimental models of hypogonadism. Autotransplantation of organ culture from the rat testes and xenotransplantation of the testes from newborn pigs to the rats with experimental hypogonadism provoked an increase in blood plasma testosterone for 1.5 and 3 months, respectively. Organ cultures from the testes of newborn pigs can be recommended for clinical purposes.
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