Effect of Castration and Sex Hormones on Blood of the Rat

摘要: Summary1. The RBC and hemoglobin content of normal rats show higher values than those females. 2. Following castration, the contents males drop, while in females rise. 3. Injections estradiol into castrated females, testosterone produce, respectively, a drop rise hemoglobin. 4. Bone marrow studies indicate that androgens stimulate estrogens inhibit erythro-cytopoiesis. 5. Additional support is thus given to sex hormone explanation difference reported for many species animals.