Decreased Ovarian LH Incorporation After Melatonin Treatment
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Hormone and Metabolic Research
- Vol. 8 (03) , 234-236
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1093648
Abstract
Ovarian incorporation of 125I-LH, but not of 125I-FSH, is significantly decreased by melatonin injection. Thus, pineal gland not only inhibits LH secretion, but also prevents LH action at the level of the ovary.Keywords
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