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Testicular steroidogenesis is depressed by adrenal-secreted corticosterone (CORT) under stress. However, the mechanisms are not well understood. This study investigated the details of testicular steroidogenesis depression during fasting. Blood levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone secreted from the pituitary glands increased, but blood CORT was not changed in rats that fasted for 96 h, in spite of the rats being severely stressed. CORT in fasting adult male rats increased more than three times in the testis, but reduced testicular t