Testicular testosterone concentrations in protein-calorie malnourished rats.
The effects of protein-calorie malnutrition on testicular testosterone were studied at 5-day intervals in rats from 20 to 80 days of age. A significant increase in steroid hormone production did not occur in the malnourished rats before 60 days of age, whereas in well-fed controls, a marked rise was recorded between days 35 and 40. These changes correspond to a 5- to 10-day period which preceded the first appearance of mature sperm in both animal groups.
D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012741:Sexual Maturation; D013091:Spermatogenesis; D013737:Testis / Q000032:analysis*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000032:analysis*
D013739:Testosterone