Pituitary Gonadotrophins in Fetal and Neonatal Rabbits Journal Articles

abstract

• The pituitary gonadotrophins luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were found to be higher in female rabbit fetuses from day 25 to day 32 of pregnancy. No difference was observed in pituitary gonadotrophins or serum LH in the neonatal males and females on days, 1, 6 and 13. Serum FSH concentrations were significantly higher in female than in male neonates. It is concluded that the rabbit fetal pituitary is capable of synthesizing gonadotrophins from day 25 of gestation.

authors

• Younglai, Edward
• Pan, C-C
• Bhavnani, BR

status

• published 

publication date

• 1981

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine (FoR)
• Aging (MeSH)
• Animals (MeSH)
• Animals, Newborn (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Fetus (MeSH)
• Follicle Stimulating Hormone (MeSH)
• Gestational Age (MeSH)
• Luteinizing Hormone (MeSH)
• Male (MeSH)
• Pediatrics (Science Metrix)
• Pituitary Gland (MeSH)
• Pregnancy (MeSH)
• Rabbits (MeSH)
• Sex Factors (MeSH)

published in

• Neonatology  Journal

keywords

• Aging
• Animals
• Animals, Newborn
• Female
• Fetus
• Follicle Stimulating Hormone
• Gestational Age
• Luteinizing Hormone
• Male
• Pituitary Gland
• Pregnancy
• Rabbits
• Sex Factors

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1159/000241491

PubMed ID

• 6793099

start page

• 199

end page

• 203

volume

• 40

issue

• 3-4