Testosterone inhibits gonadotropin-releasing hormone pulse frequency in the male sheep.
Testosterone inhibits gonadotropin-releasing hormone pulse frequency in the male sheep.
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睾酮抑制雄性绵羊促性腺激素释放激素的脉冲频率。
DOI:
10.1095/biolreprod45.1.188
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发表时间:
1991
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Rhim,TJ
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作者:
Jackson,GL;Kuehl,D;Rhim,TJ
The objective was to determine the effect of chronic testosterone (T) treatment on GnRH and LH secretion in wethers. Rams were either castrated only or castrated and immediately treated with Silastic implants containing T. Several weeks later, a device for collecting hypophyseal-portal blood was surgically implanted. Six to seven days later, blood samples were collected simultaneously and continuously from the portal vessels and jugular vein of pairs of conscious animals. Samples were divided at 10-min intervals for 6−12 h. One hour before the end of collection, all animals received i.v. injections of 250 ng of GnRH. In samples collected simultaneously from 6 pairs of animals, T reduced the frequency of both GnRH pulses (1.8 ± 0.2 vs. 0.9 ± 0.3/h,p< 0.03) and LH pulses (1.6 ± 0.1 vs. 0.8 ± 0.3/h,p< 0.03). T did not alter amplitude of either GnRH or LH pulses. Testosterone reduced mean GnRH (9.7 ± 0.6 vs. 7.9 ± 0.5 pg/ml,p< 0.05), whereas mean LH was not significantly reduced (9.6 ± 1.4 vs. 6.1 ± 1.8 ng/ml,p= 0.16). These results support the hypothesis that T reduces GnRH pulse frequency.