THE EFFECT OF PREPUBERAL AND POSTPUBERAL GONADECTOMY ON RADIAL PHYSEAL CLOSURE IN MALE AND FEMALE DOMESTIC CATS

Male (n=6/group) and female (n=6/group) kittens were gonadectomized at 7 weeks (prepuberally) or 7 months of age (postpuberally), or left intact. Lateral radiographic projections of the right forelimb were made from 4 months of age until the distal radial physis was closed, or 24 months of age. In m...

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Published in:Veterinary radiology & ultrasound 1997-01, Vol.38 (1), p.42-47
Main Authors: Root, Margaret V., Johnston, Shirley D., Olson, Patricia N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging - physiology
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Cartilage - anatomy & histology
Cartilage - diagnostic imaging
Cartilage - growth & development
cat
Cats
Female
Forelimb - anatomy & histology
Forelimb - diagnostic imaging
Forelimb - growth & development
Gonadal Steroid Hormones - physiology
gonadectomy
growth
Growth - physiology
Hysterectomy
Male
Orchiectomy
Ovariectomy
Ovary - physiology
physeal closure
Radiography
Radius - anatomy & histology
Radius - diagnostic imaging
Radius - growth & development
Sex Factors
Testis - physiology
Uterus - physiology
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Summary:Male (n=6/group) and female (n=6/group) kittens were gonadectomized at 7 weeks (prepuberally) or 7 months of age (postpuberally), or left intact. Lateral radiographic projections of the right forelimb were made from 4 months of age until the distal radial physis was closed, or 24 months of age. In males, distal radial physeal closure was delayed in both groups of gonadectomized animals, compared to intact males (p
ISSN:1058-8183
1740-8261
DOI:10.1111/j.1740-8261.1997.tb01601.x