Title
Serum testosterone and dihydrotestosterone levels following orchiectomy in the adult rat
Date Issued
01 January 1973
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCLA School of Medicine, Harbor General Hospital Campus, Torrance, CA, 90509, United States
Abstract
Serum concentration of testosterone (T) in 24 normal adult male rats, expressed as mean ± SD, was 5.5 ± 2.7 ng/ml. In the same animals mean dihydrotestosterone (DHT) was 0.35 ± 0.18 ng/ml. Within 5 min after orchiectomy, serum T concentration had decreased to 55.5% of the initial “control” value. Within 2 hr after orchiectomy serum T was undetectable (less than 0.06 ng/ml) in 4 of 6 animals. Twenty-four hr after orchiectomy, serum T was undetectable in 7 of 8 animals. Serum DHT concentrations decreased similarly after orchiectomy. © 1973 by The Endocrine Society.
Start page
1579
End page
1581
Volume
92
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otros temas de Biología
Andrología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0015718982
PubMed ID
Source
Endocrinology
ISSN of the container
00137227
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