Ovarian Function in the Preovulatory Rabbit1

Abstract

Ovarian secretion of hormones was determined at hourly intervals for a period of 9 h following the administration of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) to estrous rabbits. Blood flow to the ovary was measured with radio-labeled microspheres immediately before peripheral and ovarian vein blood samples were obtained. The ovarian vein plasma concentration and secretion rates of estradiol-17 3 (E2) This period of