Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone-Induced Growth Hormone Secretion in Adult Rats Orchidectomized or Injected with Ethylene Dimethane Sulphonate

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It is well known that GHRH-induced GH secretion decreases after orchidectomy. To verify if testicular factors other than testosterone are involved in this effect, the GHRH-induced GH secretion and testosterone plasma levels were compared in adult male rats that were either intact, treated with ethylene dimethane sulphonate (EDS) (a specific toxin for Leydig cells), orchidectomized or testosterone-treated orchidectomized. We found that testosterone plasma levels and ventral prostate weight decreased to a similar extent in orchidectomized and EDS-treated males. GHRH-induced GH secretion only decreased in orchidectomized males. We conclude that testicular factors, other than androgens, increase GHRH-induced GH secretion.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): NEN

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Neuroendocrinology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0028-3835

Title: Neuroendocrinology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0028-3835

ISSN (Electronic): 1423-0194

Publication date Subscription-year: 1993

Publication date (Print): 1993

Publication date (Electronic): 08 April 2008

Volume: 57

Issue: 1

Pages: 132-134

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Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Córdoba, Spain

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Publisher ID: 126352 Other ID: Neuroendocrinology 1993;57:132–134

DOI: 10.1159/000126352

PubMed ID: 8386817

SO-VID: e62830f4-4875-41cf-a081-425977fbf7f3

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Date received : 19 March 1992

Date accepted : 19 June 1992

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