Effects of Testosterone and Castration on Cholesteremia and Atherogenesis in Chicks on High Fat, High Cholesterol Diets

Abstract

Testosterone in large doses in intact cholesterol-fed cockerels partially inhibited hypercholesteremia, without effecting aorta or coronary atherosclerosis. Castration, with and without testosterone administration in young male and female chicks, was without influence on hypercholesteremia and atherogenesis.