(A) The effects of aging, surgical castration, and testosterone replacement therapy on the ratio of the reduced/oxidized glutathione content (GSH + GSSG; expressed as nmol/mg protein). The results are shown as the means ± S.E.M. n = 8–9. (B) The effects of aging, surgical castration, and testosterone replacement therapy on the cardiac cyclic guanosine monophosphate level (cGMP; expressed as nmol/mg protein). The results are shown as the means ± S.E.M. n = 8–9. * p < 0.05: Statistical significance relative to the Young/SO fertile group, #
p < 0.05: Statistical significance between age-matched CAS and CAS + T groups, CAS = surgical castration, T = testosterone replacement therapy, Cypr = cyproterone acetate treatment, and SO = sham operation.