Endocrinology · 1960 · 51 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesEndocrinologyNeuroscienceNeuroendocrinologyNeurophysiologyReproductive EndocrinologyEndocrine PhysiologyHormone SecretionHypothalamic-pituitary RegulationHypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal AxisNeuroendocrine RegulationPituitary HormonesAmygdala AnatomyGonadotropin PhysiologyGonadotropin RegulationHypothalamic FunctionHypothalamic Hormone SecretionHypothalamic HormonesRodent NeuroendocrinologyThyrotropin-releasing Hormone Regulation
Bilateral electrolytic destruction of the amygdala in male rats does not significantly interfere with thyrotropin or corticotropin secretion by the pituitary, but gonadotropin production appears definitely reduced. The amygdalectomized rats were adipsic and aphagic.