Effect of 5-methoxytryptophan and 5-methoxytryptamine on the reproductive system of the male golden hamster
- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal Of Neural Transmission-Parkinsons Disease and Dementia Section
- Vol. 51 (3-4) , 303-311
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01248961
Abstract
S.c. injections of 25μg of methoxytryptamine (5-MT) in oil into adult male hamsters given between 4.30 and 5 p.m. (light on from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.: 14 L/10 D) for 51 consecutive days caused involution of the testes. Similar injections of 5-MT given between 8.30 and 9.30 a.m. completely failed to cause regression of the gonads. Under the same conditions, 5-methoxytryptophan (5-MTP) did not induce gonadal atrophy, neither in the morning nor in the late afternoon. These results indicate that, like melatonin, 5-methoxytryptamine is implicated in the control of the reproductive function.This publication has 44 references indexed in Scilit:
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