PATTERNS OF BODY WEIGHT CHANGE IN RATS FOLLOWING NEONATAL HORMONE MANIPULATION: A "CRITICAL PERIOD" FOR ANDROGEN-INDUCED GROWTH INCREASES

• Published in: Acta endocrinologica (Copenhagen) Vol. 79; no. 1; pp. 177 - 191
• Main Authors: Tarttelin, M F, Shryne, J E, Gorski, R A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark 01.05.1975
• Subjects: Age Factors; Animals; Body Weight - drug effects; Castration; Depression, Chemical; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Estradiol - pharmacology; Female; Fertility - drug effects; Male; Ovary - drug effects; Ovary - physiology; Rats; Sexual Behavior, Animal - drug effects; Stimulation, Chemical; Testis - physiology; Testosterone - administration & dosage; Testosterone - pharmacology

ABSTRACT The development of sexual behaviour and gonadal function is largely determined by the early postnatal hormone environment in the rat; testosterone propionate (TP) treatment in the neonatal female will stimulate development of predominantly masculine functional characteristics. On the other...