Relative Kidney Weights of Male and Female Mice

Abstract

IN a recent publication¹ it is reported that treatment with androgens produces great hypertrophy in the kidneys of male mice. Testosterone propionate alone increased the relative kidney weight (average kidney weight in mgm. per gm. body weight) by 35 per cent in comparison with untreated mice, while simultaneous administration of œstrogen produced an increase up to 80 per cent. These authors do not say whether they have ascertained if any difference between the two sexes in kidney weight is found in normal mice.