Experimental Biology and Medicine · 1975 · 29 citations · 0 references
MedicineEndocrinologyNeurobiologyHormone BiochemistryNeuroendocrinologyReproductive EndocrinologyHypothalamic-pituitary AxisHypothalamic-pituitary RegulationHypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal AxisMammalian EndocrinologyPituitary HormonesRodent EndocrinologyHormonal AlterationsHypothalamic AnatomyHypothalamic FunctionHypothalamic Hormone SecretionHypothalamic NeurosecretionHypothalamic-releasing HormonesLuteinizing Hormone Response
A sensitive and specific radioimmunoassay for hypothalamic LH-RH has been described. Within 7 days after castration there is a significant decline in hypothalamic content of LH-RH in adult male rats. Total starvation for 7 days does not affect hypothalamic content of LH-RH in either intact or castrated rats.