The effect of chronic prepubertal administration of marihuana (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) on the onset of puberty and the postpubertal reproductive functions in female rats.
The effect of chronic prepubertal administration of marihuana (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) on the onset of puberty and the postpubertal reproductive functions in female rats.
复制标题
青春期前长期服用大麻(δ9-四氢大麻酚)对雌性大鼠青春期开始和青春期后生殖功能的影响。
作者:
Tibor Wenger;Dominique Croix;G. Tramu
The effect of the main psychoactive component of marihuana, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) was investigated on the onset of puberty and on the reproductive function in female rats up to the seventy-fifth to eightieth day of life. The drug was administered i.p. at a dose of 1 microgram/kg/day between the twenty-second postnatal day and the day of vaginal opening (V.O.). The administration of THC caused a 2-day delay in V. O., and the number of ova on the day of first estrus was significantly lower in treated rats than in controls. No differences were observed in serum gonadotropin and prolactin (PRL) levels on the day of V. O. After puberty, alterations occurred in the neuroendocrine functions of animals receiving THC that persisted until adulthood: estrous cycles were irregular, the number of ova in animals killed 35-40 days after V. O. was reduced, and serum luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels were decreased (diminution of serum FSH content was less expressed). An increase in serum PRL concentration could be demonstrated only in animals killed on the day of estrus. From these results, it might be concluded that THC administered to prepubertal rats--even in a very low dose--causes long-term irreversible alterations in reproductive functions. The importance of the fight against drug abuse is emphasized.
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DOI:
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发表时间:
1983
期刊:
Substance and alcohol actions/misuse
影响因子:
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作者:
Kumar,MS;Simpkins,JW
通讯作者:
Simpkins,JW
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
Andrews,WW;Ojeda,SR
通讯作者:
Ojeda,SR
DOI:
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发表时间:
1986-09
期刊:
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics
影响因子:
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作者:
E. Field;L. Tyrey
通讯作者:
E. Field;L. Tyrey
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
Urbanski,HF;Ojeda,SR
通讯作者:
Ojeda,SR
DOI:
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发表时间:
1984
期刊:
NIDA research monograph
影响因子:
--
作者:
Tyrey,L
通讯作者:
Tyrey,L