Effects of Administration of Testosterone on Vitamin A-Deficient Rats
- 1 November 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 72 (2) , 436-438
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-72-17460
Abstract
The response of vitamin A-deficient rats to admn. of testosterone was essentially normal. The accessory sex organs were extraordinarily hypertrophied in the face of severe losses of wt. The evidence suggests that vitamin A deficiency interfereres with the synthesis or release of androgens.Keywords
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