Table 4.

Body weight as well as plasma DHT and estradiol levels in control and DHT-treated SS.5^Bn and CYP4A2^−/− female rats

	SS.5Bn		CYP4A2−/−
	Control	DHT	Control	DHT
Body weight, g	269 ± 3	358 ± 11*	254 ± 9‡	384 ± 13*†‡
DHT, pg/ml	27.29 ± 2.50	110.88 ± 5.67*	27.30 ± 2.68†‡	101.82 ± 10.74*†
Estradiol, pg/ml	9.54 ± 1.64	3.91 ± 0.85*	6.92 ± 0.73‡	4.40 ± 0.50*†

n = 6–8 rats/group. CYP, cytochrome P-450.

^*P < 0.05 compared with controls of the same strain;

^†P < 0.05 compared with control SS.5^Bn rats;

^‡P < 0.05 compared with DHT-treated SS.5^Bn rats.