Changes in Hypothalamic LH-RH Content and Blood Levels of LH-RH, Gonadotropin and Estradiol During the Preovulatory Stage of Rat Estrous Cycle

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In order to investigate the sequence of events concerning gonadotropin surge, serum LH, FSH and estradiol concentrations were measured during the rat estrous cycle as well as hypothalamic and blood levels of LH-RH in the preovulatory stage. Normally cyclic female Wistar rats kept on 12 hr light (from 22.00 hr to 10.00 hr) and 12 hr dark were killed at different times of day during each stage of the cycle. The hypothalamus was quickly dissected out, divided into 3 portions (the anterior, middle and posterior) and extracted in 90% methanol. Blood LH-RH was extracted by affinity chromatography prior to radioimmunoassay. The content of LH-RH in the anterior and middle hypothalamus started to decrease between 1.00hr-3.00hr, reached its nadir at 6.00hr on proestrus and recovered to its previous values on estrus. Almost simultaneously blood LH-RH concentration showed an increase of 18.3 pg/ml- 8.8 pg/ml between 1.00hr-3.00hr, and then fell to<1.0pg/ml at 6.00 hr. On the other hand, serum estradiol level began to elevate on diestrus II followed by its peak at 6.00hr on proestrus, while the peaks of serum LH and FSH were observed at 8.00 hr and 10.00hr, respectively. These studies indicate that the elevation of serum estradiol was followed by the release of LH-RH from the hypothalamus and the LH-RH may be responsible for the preovulatory discharge of gonadotropin.
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