PITUITARY LACTOGENIC HORMONE RELEASE DURING ONSET OF PSEUDOPREGNANCY IN INTACT RATS
- 1 February 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Bioscientifica in Acta Endocrinologica
- Vol. 48 (2) , 220-224
- https://doi.org/10.1530/acta.0.0480220
Abstract
The release of lactogenic hormone (LGH) was studied at the onset of pseudopregnancy in 90 rats. The LGH-content of the pituitary glands was determined by the pigeon crop sac assay. Glass rod stimulation of the cervix during vaginal estrus was followed by a significant decrease in the LGH-content of the pituitary glands, thus demonstrating a correlation between LGH-release and beginning pseudopregnancy. Anaesthesia by Nembutal almost prevented this effect of cervical stimulation.Keywords
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