THE DYNAMICS OF THE STEROIDOGENIC RESPONSE OF PERIFUSED-XENOPUS OVARIAN EXPLANTS TO GONADOTROPINS
THE DYNAMICS OF THE STEROIDOGENIC RESPONSE OF PERIFUSED-XENOPUS OVARIAN EXPLANTS TO GONADOTROPINS
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DOI:
10.1016/0016-6480(88)90304-8
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发表时间:
1988-07-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
JOLY, J
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作者:
ELZEIN, G;BOUJARD, D;JOLY, J
Steroid release before and during maturation was studied in Xenopus ovarian follicles under various conditions of stimulation of LH in a perifusion system. Acute stimulation by 15 .mu.g of LH induces a 10-fold increase in the androgen (testosterone and androstenedione) level which reaches a maximum 4 hr later and then slowly decreases until the 25th hour. Repeated stimulations every 2 or 4 hr are followed by the same androgen increase during the first 8 or 10 hr and then by a slow decrease in the secretion despite new LH injections. A significant increase in progesterone secretion is seen only after at least two stimulations (8 hr). Estradiol secretion slowly increases to a moderate level during the first 5 hr and then remains stable whatever the stimulation. During continuous stimulation (LH 0.5 .mu.g/ml) androgen levels reach an initial maximum after 4 hr and then fluctuate with a 2-hr period. Addition of theophyllin to the medium enhances these fluctuations. After 12 hr when the progesterone has increased, androgen secretion diminishes to reach a basal level without fluctuations. Germinal vesicle breakdown occurs only in follicles that have been appropriately stimulated to secrete androgens and progesterone during the required time.