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. 2006 Jan;65(1):130–132. doi: 10.1136/ard.2005.039800

Table 2 Incidence of ANKENT in non‐castrated and castrated B10.BR males, castrated B10.BR males with testosterone substitution, and in control and testosterone treated B10.BR females.

No of mice Treatment No of ANKENT positive/total mice Occurrence of ANKENT % with ANKENT*
(months)*
104 Males None 9/104 4, 5.5, 5.5, 6.5, 7, 8, 9, 9, 12 8.7
93 Males Castration 0/93 0
37 Males Castration + Te 3/37 6.5, 10, 11 8.1
30 Females None 0/30 0
32 Females Te 0/32 0

*Significant difference in the incidence of ANKENT was found between the control males and castrated males (p<0.01), and between castrated males and castrated males injected with Te (p<0.01).

Te, testosterone.