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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-5-29
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty-four gilts in two experiments were fed altrenogest for 18 d to block spontaneous growth of ovulatory follicles after luteolysis. They were injected with estradiol or charcoal-extracted porcine follicular fluid (pFF) to determine 1) whether gonadotropin secretion could be depressed and 2) whether exposure to reduced levels of gonadotropins would result in decreased numbers of medium follicles (3 to 6 mm in diameter). Gilts in Exp. 1 received treatments in a 2 X 2 X 2 factorial arrangement starting 48 h before the last feeding of altrenogest. Corn oil or estradiol (2 micrograms/kg body weight), 5 ml of charcoal-extracted porcine serum (pS) or pFF were injected im four times at 8-h intervals and gilts were sacrificed 24 or 96 h after last feeding of altrenogest. In Exp. 2, gilts received one of four treatments consisting of 1) pS, injected iv nine times at 8-h intervals starting 48 h before the last feeding of altrenogest; 2) pFF, with injection protocol the same as for pS; 3) estradiol injected im three times and 4) four times at 8-h intervals starting 0 and 24 h, respectively, before the last feeding of altrenogest. Compared with pS or corn oil, estradiol increased (P less than .001) plasma estrogen and decreased (P less than .05) plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) without a significant effect on plasma follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). Estradiol, compared with corn oil, decreased (P less than .01) the number of medium follicles from 24.8 to 0/gilt and decreased (P less than .05) the weight of ovarian follicular fluid from 4.2 to 2.1 g/gilt at 72 h after the first injection. Five milliliters of pFF had no significant effect on plasma gonadotropins or number of medium follicles. However, 20 ml of pFF, compared with pS, decreased (P less than .05) plasma FSH from 45 ng/ml to 9 ng/ml 32 h after the first injection, had no effect on plasma LH, decreased (P less than .01) the number of medium follicles from 29.2 to 2.2/gilt and decreased (P less than .01) follicular fluid weight from 3.9 to 1.6 g/gilt by 72 h after the first injection. These results indicate that estradiol or a non-steroidal component of follicular origin can decrease secretion of gonadotropins and suppress recruitment of medium follicles in the pig.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0021-8812
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
816-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of charcoal-extracted porcine follicular fluid and 17 beta-estradiol on follicular growth and plasma gonadotropins in gilts fed a progesterone agonist, altrenogest.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article