title: Effect of sex hormones on plasma cholesterol in castrated and noncastrated male rats.
abstract: The administration of estradiol to both castrated and noncastrated male rats was associated with significantly increased plasma cholesterol levels as compared to controls, the estradiol in the noncastrated rats overriding the tendency of testosterone to lower plasma cholesterol.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002369:Castration; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013739:Testosterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone; D004958:Estradiol; D002784:Cholesterol