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RESEARCH SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.
Effect of reproductive condition on luteinizing hormone and prolactin release induced by electrical stimulation of the turkey hypothalamus.
General and Comparative Endocrinology 1993 Februrary
In the turkey, the onset of incubation behavior is associated with decreased luteinizing hormone (LH) and increased prolactin (PRL). This study was designed to clarify the contribution of the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary to the changes in plasma LH during the reproductive cycle of the turkey. Plasma LH and PRL were measured in anesthetized turkey before, during, and after electrical stimulation in the median eminence. In one experiment, luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH; 4 micrograms/kg) was injected intramuscularly 30 min after termination of electrical stimulation, and blood samples were obtained 5, 10, 20, and 30 min after injection. Electrical stimulation in the median eminence significantly increased (P < 0.05) plasma LH of laying (LAY), nest-deprived, previously incubating (NEST DEP), and photorefractory (REFRAC) hens, but not of photosensitive short-day (SHORT DAY) birds (P > 0.05). Plasma LH of LAY hens peaked at 4.06 +/- 0.78 ng/ml from a prestimulation baseline of 2.30 +/- 0.21 ng/ml and that in NEST DEP birds increased from 1.08 +/- 0.18 ng/ml to 2.57 +/- 0.53 ng/ml. Administration of LHRH increased plasma LH levels in SHORT DAY, LAY, and NEST DEP hens with the increase being 2.0-, 2.5-, and 6.1-fold, respectively. Electrical stimulation in the median eminence increased plasma PRL (P < 0.05) in all the reproductive groups tested, with peak response being greatest for NEST DEP birds (661 +/- 126 ng/ml) followed by LAY (317 +/- 26 ng/ml), REFRAC (50 +/- 7 ng/ml), and SHORT DAY (39 +/- 12 ng/ml) hens.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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