Androgenic control of food intake and body weight in male rats
Gentry RT;Wade GN;;
journal of comparative and physiological psychology1976Vol. 90pp. -
319
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Abstract
Castration of adult male rats produces a delayed (by approximately 1 mo), permanent hypophagia and reduction in weight gain. This contrasts with the rapid, transient hyperphagia and increased weight gain caused by ovariectomy in female rats. Injections of testosterone propionate (TP) stimulate food …