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(1967) reported that single injections of LH or HCG increased the in vivo ... for 24 hr. One hundred microliters of bovine. LHlI1I were then added and the tubes were ... 5% aqueous solution of plasma from a male dog. (Surve et ci., 1968). After the ..... L. E.. (1964). Effect of progesterone and oxytocin on the pituitary-ovarian.
BIOLOGY

OF

1, 228-233

REPRODUCTION

Progesterone

(1969)

and

Luteal

Luteinizing

Inhibition

by P.

Department

of

A nimal

Sciences,

of

Pathology,

D.

The

concentrations on

of

days

2, 3,

oxytocin-treated was

heifers.

determined

by

significantly but

affect

it did

The

Animal

cause

the

two

at

injections growth

(Armstrong

and

tocin

was

tion

Hansel,

1960; of

Anderson

also

shown

LH

under

strong

and

Hansel,

1958).

Donaldson

that

the

was

reduced

in

Luteinizing with

inhibition

progesterone .05)

3 and

4.

receiving the

secre-

crease

al.,

injected overcame

suggesting

that

Paper

no.

Experiment provided Grant

by HD

3567,

Purdue

University

Station.

Supported

Regionai

Research

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from

in project

in

in cattle. reported

comusual

the

U.S.

Public

by

that

increased only

present

funds and

5

Most

significant; LH

on

function.

Day

In the

possibility

that cause

present

exogenous

an

increase

followed

subnormal

by

concentrations

ability

of

by

Health

in a

de-

was

in-

plasma

LH

endogenous

228

and

understand

Hansel

well

(1966)

experiments

suggest-

luteotropic

hormone

Schomberg injections

in vivo

study

stimulate been

major

However, that single the

to has

in vivo

is the

one-half

LH

in vitro 1968).

the LH

between better

Service.

bovine

synthesis (Armstrong,

ing

Agriculturai

NE-41

not

initially

summarized

in

animals

part

found. Day

concentration

to

proved

in I

luteal

might LH

luteum.

the

were until noted,

piasma

the

The

gonadotropin oxytocin

was

cycle

with oxytocin may have released so LH that pituitary stores were insuffi-

progesterone

reported

corpus

LH

were

not

estrous

vestigated.

(Arm-

(1965)

heifers

plasma

et

of

between

to sustain

Oxy-

did

the

treatment

concentrations

oxytocin

Hansel

levels

four

progesterone

oxytocin of

decrease

experiment,

and

the

high

plasma and

and phase

.01)

blood

nontreated

oxytocin

correlations

treated much

in-

luteal

(p