title: Anticatabolic action of formebolone in the castrated rat treated with dexamethasone.
abstract: The anticatabolic action of 2-formyl-17a-methylandrosta-1,4-diene-11a,17beta-diol-3-one (formebolone) was demonstrated by assessing the nitrogen elimination in the urine of castrated rats treated with dexamethasone-21-phosphate. The absence of a virilizing action is duly pointed out.
mesh_terms: D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000734:Androstenediols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002369:Castration; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D007664:Ketosteroids / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008660:Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D009929:Organ Size; D051381:Rats; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents; D000734:Androstenediols; D007664:Ketosteroids; D003907:Dexamethasone; D009584:Nitrogen