Article
GnRH-induced gonadotrophin secretion in ovariectomized Booroola ewes with hypothalamic-pituitary disconnection.
Journal of reproduction and fertility - 1 Mar 1991
McNatty K P, Hudson N L, Shaw L, Condell L A, Ball K, Seah S L, Clarke I J
Abstract excerpt
To test whether the F gene-specific differences in the plasma concentrations of FSH and LH are due to differences in the pituitary responsiveness to exogenous GnRH, ovariectomized Booroola ewes with hypothalamic-pituitary disconnection (HPD-ovx) were treated with GnRH (250 ng i.v.) once every 2 h...
Topics
- Animals
- Female
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone
- Genotype
- Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
- Gonadotropins, Pituitary
- Hypothalamus
- Luteinizing Hormone
- Ovariectomy
- Pituitary Gland
- Secretory Rate
- Sheep