Chakraborty S, Mukherjee A K
Endokrinologie. 1975 Sep;66(1):100-3.
Male sex hormone testosterone propionate induces esterification of brain cholesterol. Esterified cholesterol is absent in the brain of female rats, treatment with male hormone induces esterification. In castrated male rats the esterified cholesterol from brain disappears, whereas supplementation to those animals with testosterone helps in the re-appearance of esterified cholesterol.
雄性激素丙酸睾酮可诱导脑胆固醇的酯化。雌性大鼠脑中不存在酯化胆固醇,用雄性激素处理可诱导酯化。在去势雄性大鼠中,脑内的酯化胆固醇消失,而给这些动物补充睾酮则有助于酯化胆固醇再次出现。