ANDROGENIC CONTROL OF FOOD-INTAKE AND BODY-WEIGHT IN MALE RATS
ANDROGENIC CONTROL OF FOOD-INTAKE AND BODY-WEIGHT IN MALE RATS
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10.1037/h0077264
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发表时间:
1976-01-01
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WADE, GN
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GENTRY, RT;WADE, GN
Conducted 2 experiments with 118 adult Sprague-Dawley rats to compare the effects of androgens with those of estrogens and examine the role of target-tissue metabolism in actions of testosterone on body weight. Castration of adult males produced a delayed (by 1 mo), permanent hypophagia and reduction in weight gain. This contrasted with the rapid, transient hyperphagia and increased weight gain caused by ovariectomy in females. Injections of testosterone propionate (TP) stimulated food intake and weight gain in castrated males. Neither 5alpha-reduction nor aromatization of the testosterone molecule played an important role in the stimulation of these measures by TP. The 5alpha-reduced metabolite of TP, 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone propionate (DHTP), was less effective in increasing eating and weight gain than was TP. Very high doses of TP actually reduced weight gain with prolonged treatment (2-6 wks). It is suggested that this reduced weight gain was due to aromatization of TP to an estrogen. The nonaromatizable androgen, DHTP, did not reduce weight gain even in very high doses, and concurrent progesterone injections reversed the weight-reducing actions of high TP doses.(38 ref)(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)