Female Feathering in Sebright Cocks Is Due to Conversion of Testosterone to Estradiol in Skin
- 31 July 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 213 (4507) , 557-559
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.213.4507.557
Abstract
Sebright cocks develop a female feathering pattern but revert to normal male feathering after castration. Administration of testosterone to castrated cocks causes male comb development and reappearance of female feathering. Dihydrotes-tosterone treatment supports development of a male comb but does not induce female feathering. Since testosterone but not dihydrotestosterone is converted to estradiol in the skin of the Sebright, the female feathering appears to be the result of increased conversion of testosterone to estradiol.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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