Physiology & behaviorAnimalsFemaleTestosteroneEstrous CycleBody Weight
Continuous testosterone exposure alters body weight, lean mass, estrous cycling and lipid profile, but not wheel running in adolescent or adult female rats.
Rebecca M Craft, Alexa R Calvert, Faith Spencer, Michael M Morgan
Published: 202610.1016/j.physbeh.2025.115206
Abstract
Health-related organizations have called for broadening biomedical research to include gender-diverse individuals. The present study tested the validity of an animal model of gender affirming testosterone therapy that may be useful for determining th…
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