Some metabolic effects of testosterone propionate in rats

ABSTRACT

Intramuscular injection of testosterone propionate in doses of 10.0 and 25.0 mg/kg bwt/day for 6 weeks significantly increased body weight gain and weight of liver, testes and seminal vesicles of rats. It increased tissue protein, deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] and ribonucleic acid [RNA] contents of liver and seminal vesicles. This hormone also increased the levels of total proteins, albumin, sodium, potassium and calcium in serum. Some histopathological changes were observed in the liver, testes and seminal vesicles