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Role of testosterone on pain threshold in rats

Pednekar JR, Mulgaonker VK

Indian journal of physiology and pharmacology, 1995

Abstract

Pain thresholds were recorded in rats by progressive increase in electrical stimulation to induce tail withdrawal, vocalisation and vocalisation after discharge. It was observed that castration resulted in significant reduction of pain threshold which however returned to normal level on substitution with testosterone therapy.

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