Role of LHRH in the gonadotrophin response to restraint stress in intact male rats
- 1 February 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Bioscientifica in Journal of Endocrinology
- Vol. 124 (2) , 241-246
- https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.1240241
Abstract
A hypothalamic site of action has been hypothesized for the inhibitory effect of chronic stress on gonadotrophin secretion. The aim of the present study was to examine the temporal changes in hypothalamic LHRH content and gonadotrophin secretion during restraint stress, and the pituitary responsiveness to LHRH stimulation in chronically stressed rats. Adult male rats were killed after being restrained for 0, 20, 45, 90, 180 and 360 min or for 6 h daily over 2, 3 and 4 days. After 20–45 min of stress there was an increase in plasma concentrations of LH (PPJournal of Endocrinology (1990) 124, 241–246This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
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