Normal and estradiol induced calcification of the femoral head in rats.
It was found that calcification of the femoral head epiphysis occurred earlier in the female than in the male rat. Administration of estradiol lead to earlier appearance of calcification in both sexes.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002113:Calcification, Physiologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D051381:Rats; D012737:Sex Factors
D004958:Estradiol