Prepubescent hormonal control of the development of accessory olfactory bulbs in the male rat.
The effects of androgen treatment (TP) from postnatal day 20 (P20) onwards on the accessory olfactory bulbs' (AOB) development were studied in rats orchidectomized at birth (PO) or on P20. TP failed to restore impaired AOB development in the rats castrated at PO but completely restored AOB development in those castrated at P20. Androgen secretion during both the perinatal and prepubescent periods appeared to be critical for male AOB development.
Roos
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Institute of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Strasbourg, France.
Roos
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Schaeffer
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Aron
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D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D009919:Orchiectomy; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013739:Testosterone / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology
D013739:Testosterone