SEX-DIFFERENCES IN ADRENAL AND HEPATIC ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL CONCENTRATIONS IN RATS

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作者
FEINGOLD, IB [1 ]
COLBY, HD [1 ]
机构
[1] PHILADELPHIA COLL PHARM & SCI,DEPT PHARMACOL & TOXICOL,WOODLAND AVE & 43RD ST,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
关键词
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ADRENAL; HEPATIC; SEX DIFFERENCES; ANTIOXIDANTS;
D O I
10.1159/000138880
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Studies were done to determine whether there were differences in adrenal or hepatic concentrations of alpha-tocopherol in male versus female rats. Alpha-Tocopherol levels were far greater in adrenal glands and livers from females than from males. There was no sex difference in the subcellular distribution of a-tocopherol in either organ, but alpha-tocopherol concentrations were generally greater in all subcellular fractions from females. Mitochondrial fractions contained approximately 50% of the total adrenal and hepatic alpha-tocopherol content. The results suggest that alpha-tocopherol concentrations in rat adrenals and livers are controlled, at least partly, by the gonadal hormones.
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