Oxytocin has a role in gonadotrophin regulation in rats
- 1 June 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Bioscientifica in Journal of Endocrinology
- Vol. 125 (3) , 425-432
- https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.1250425
Abstract
We previously demonstrated that oxytocin stimulates LH release from rat pituitary cells in vitro and advances follicular development and ovulation in mice in vivo. This study reports an investigation of rat LH levels following in-vivo administration of oxytocin. Injection of oxytocin (10 mIU/g, i.p.) to rats at 07.00, 08.00 and 09.00 h of pro-oestrus or at 09.00, 10.00 and 11.00 h of pro-oestrus advanced the onset of the LH surge (PPin vivo, but the manifestation of oxytocin activity is dependent upon conditions of exposure. Journal of Endocrinology (1990) 125, 425–432Keywords
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