ea0056p621 | Adrenal cortex (to include Cushing's) | ECE2018
Ajdzanovic Vladimir
, Miljic Dragana
, Ristic Natasa
, Pendovski Lazo
, Percinic-Popovska Florina
, Rovcanin Zoran
, Milosevic Verica
Herein, we have tested the effects of application of commercial soy extract, rich in estrogen-like isoflavones, to orchidectomized adult rats (the model of mild andropause), on the corticosteroid secretion. Exploited animal model provides the opportunity to examine the potential effects of steroid-like compounds in the hormonal milieu deprived of endogenous sex steroids along with preserved hippocampal and hypothalamic regulation of the adrenal gland function. The experimental...