Open AccessEffects of Testosterone and Castration on Cholesteremia and Atherogenesis in Chicks on High Fat, High Cholesterol Diets
Author(s) -
R Pick,
Jeremiah Stamler,
Simon Rodbard,
Louis N. Katz
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
circulation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.899
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1524-4571
pISSN - 0009-7330
DOI - 10.1161/01.res.7.2.202
Subject(s) - castration , medicine , testosterone (patch) , endocrinology , cholesterol , aorta , biology , hormone
Testosterone in large doses in intact cholesterol-fed cockerels partially inhibited hypercholesteremia, without effecting aorta or coronary atherosclerosis. Castration, with and without testosterone administration in young male and female chicks, was without influence on hypercholesteremia and atherogenesis.
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