EFFECT OF TESTOSTERONE ON ADRENAL CORTICOSTEROIDOGENESIS IN LITHIUM TREATED MALE-RATS

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GHOSH, D [1 ]
BISWAS, NM [1 ]
CHAUDHURI, A [1 ]
GHOSH, PK [1 ]
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[1] UNIV COLL SCI & TECHNOL CALCUTTA,DEPT PHYSIOL,REPROD PHYSIOL UNIT,CALCUTTA,INDIA
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TESTOSTERONE; ADRENAL CORTICOSTEROIDOGENESIS; LITHIUM; CORTICOSTERONE;
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Lithium chloride at a dose of 200 mug/100 g body weight/day given for 21 days caused a significant increase in adrenal weight, adrenal 5-ene-3-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (5-ene-3-beta-HSD) activity along with elevation in serum level of corticosterone on the 22nd day in the rat. Administration of testosterone for the last 14 days to lithium treated rats caused a significant decrease in adrenal weight, adrenal 5-ene-3-beta-HSD activity and serum level of corticosterone in comparison to lithium treated animals.
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