Chaturvedi C M, Thapliyal J P
Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 1978;39(6):417-20.
When orchidectomized, the adrenals of semi-domestic, adult common myna, Acridotheres tritis atrophied. The cortical cord width and cortico-medullary ratio decreased and ascorbic acid and cholesterol contents of the adrenal increased significantly. Testosterone, depending upon the dose employed either restored the atrophic adrenals to normal condition or caused further atrophy of the glands of the castrated birds, suggesting a stimulatory effect on the adrenals at low and inhibitory at high dose levels.
对成年半家养的家八哥（Acridotheres tritis）进行去睾手术后，其肾上腺会萎缩。肾上腺皮质索宽度和皮质-髓质比率降低，肾上腺中抗坏血酸和胆固醇含量显著增加。睾酮根据使用剂量的不同，要么使萎缩的肾上腺恢复正常状态，要么导致去势鸟类的肾上腺进一步萎缩，这表明低剂量时对肾上腺有刺激作用，高剂量时则有抑制作用。
