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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-6-10
pubmed:abstractText
The level and pattern of growth hormone (GH) secretion were investigated in mature ovariectomized gilts after hypophysial stalk transection and sham operation. A nylon disk was inserted between severed ends of the stalk to prevent vascular regeneration. Blood samples were collected via indwelling jugular catheters at 15-min intervals for 3 hr, 2 days before surgery (Day -2) and 2 days after surgery (Day +2), and at 4-hr intervals from Day +3 to Day +8. Mean overall serum concentrations of GH after hypophysial stalk transection remained similar (P greater than 0.05) to presurgical levels. These mean concentrations also were similar to those in sham-operated and unoperated controls. However, hypophysial stalk transection significantly dampened (P less than 0.05) the episodic secretion of GH and resulted in elevated basal blood concentrations of the hormone as compared with either presurgical levels or those in the two control groups. These results indicate that synthesis and secretion of GH continue in the absence of hypothalamic control in hypophysial stalk-transected gilts. Thus, the hypothalamus is required for regulation of both episodic release and the tonic inhibition of basal secretion of growth hormone in the pig.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0037-9727
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
172
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
508-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Growth hormone secretion after hypophysial stalk transection in pigs.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.