Circadian Periodicities of Serum Androgens, Progesterone, Gonadotropins and Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone in Male Rats: The Effects of Hypothalamic Deafferentation, Castration and Adrenalectomy 1

KALRA, PUSHPA S.; KALRA, SATYA P.

doi:10.1210/endo-101-6-1821

Circadian Periodicities of Serum Androgens, Progesterone, Gonadotropins and Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone in Male Rats: The Effects of Hypothalamic Deafferentation, Castration and Adrenalectomy 1

Serum testosterone (T), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), progesterone (P), LH, FSH and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) levels and the LHRH content in the medial basal hypothalamus (MBH) and preoptic area (POA) were estimated during a 24-h period. Circadian rhythms, temporally unrelated to …