Concentrations of Luteinizing Hormone in Ovariectomized Ewes and the Effect of Disturbance, Starvation and Vascular Cannulation
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by CSIRO Publishing in Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
- Vol. 30 (2) , 97-102
- https://doi.org/10.1071/bi9770097
Abstract
Neither routine experimental procedures, including vascular cannulation and venipuncture, nor starvation or disturbance caused significant fluctuations in luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations in ovariectomized ewes. Samples obtained at 5-min intervals revealed episodic LH releases occurring every 10-35 min. Hourly sampling over 3 days revealed large LH variations but no distinct diurnal variation.Keywords
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