Transition of the rabbit corpus luteum to estrogen dependence during early luteal development.
Transition of the rabbit corpus luteum to estrogen dependence during early luteal development.
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黄体发育早期兔子黄体向雌激素依赖的转变。
作者:
J. Miller;P. Keyes
The early development of the rabbit corpus luteum shifts by day 6 postcoitum from a period of estrogen independence to one of estrogen dependence. In this report, the nature of this transition to estrogen dependence has been explored. Ectopic corpora lutea were established in rabbits by autotransplanting preovulatory follicles to the kidney 6.5-8.0 h after mating (day 0). At this time, the rabbits were bilaterally ovariectomized. To determine whether estradiol might be produced transiently by the developing corpora lutea or by an extraovarian source, estradiol concentrations were measured in peripheral blood and in renal blood. The concentration of estradiol in peripheral blood did not vary significantly through day 4 of development, and, on each day, averaged less than 1.2 pg/ml. No significant differences were observed between the concentrations of estradiol in peripheral blood, in blood draining the kidney bearing ectopic corpora lutea, or in blood from the contralateral kidney. Thus, the early develop...