Cyclic variation of oxytocin in the blood of pituitary portal vessels of rats.
Cyclic variation of oxytocin in the blood of pituitary portal vessels of rats.
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DOI:
10.1159/000124024
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发表时间:
1984
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Dipak K. Sarkar;Daniel Gibbs
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作者:
Dipak K. Sarkar;Daniel Gibbs
The release of oxytocin (OT) into pituitary portal blood during the estrous cycle was studied in female rats under Althesin anesthesia. On each afternoon of the 4-day estrous cycle, animals were anesthetized with Althesin, and pituitary portal blood samples were collected. The concentration of OT in portal plasma collected between 14.00 and 16.00 h of proestrus (1,079 +/- 185 pg/ml) was significantly higher than that at any other time studied. There were no appreciable differences between the mean OT concentration on the days of estrus (198 +/- 29 pg/ml), metestrus (283 +/- 55 pg/ml), and diestrus (267 +/- 49 pg/ml). The concentration of OT in pituitary portal plasma was also greater than that in blood withdrawn from the external jugular vein (less than 41-67 pg/ml). Comparison of the portal plasma OT with peripheral plasma prolactin in Althesin-anesthetized rats indicated an association between the release of these hormones during the estrous cycle.