Androgen resistance and deficiency have different effects on the growing skeleton of the rat

Vanderschueren, D.; Van Herck, E.; Geusens, P.; Suiker, A.; Visser, W.; Chung, K.; Bouillon, R.

doi:10.1007/bf00425875

Androgen resistance and deficiency have different effects on the growing skeleton of the rat

Mature male, female, and androgen-resistant testicular feminized (Tfm) male rats of the same strain were sacrificed at the age of 120 days. Young male and Tfm rats were orchidectomized (orch) at 1 month of age and sacrificed at 120 days. The right femora were dissected, cleaned, defatted, and sca…