Abdominal Vagotomy Does Not Activate the Corpus luteum in Rats

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Rats were vagotomized at proestrus and 4 days later serum prolactin and progesterone were determined by radioimmunoassay. The histology of the ovaries and the activity of ovarian Δ<sup>5–</sup>3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) were also studied. There was no difference between hormone values in sham and vagotomized rats 4 days after surgery. In addition, the ovarian histology and activity of 3β-HSD were similar in both sham and vagotomized animals. We conclude that vagotomy at proestrus does not interrupt estrous cycles by activating the corpus luteum.

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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: 1983

Publication date (Print): 1983

Publication date (Electronic): 27 March 2008

Volume: 37

Issue: 4

Pages: 288-290

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Departments of ^aAnatomy and ^bObstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C., USA

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Publisher ID: 123561 Other ID: Neuroendocrinology 1983;37:288–290

DOI: 10.1159/000123561

PubMed ID: 6579393

SO-VID: ea16ff3e-0f87-42b3-a793-8718032f47b8

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Date received : 04 March 1983

Date accepted : 22 April 1983

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