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Biology of Reproduction, Vol 30, 1216-1221, Copyright © 1984 by Society for the Study of Reproduction

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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone: effects on the in vitro perfused rabbit ovary

E Eisenberg, H Kitai, Y Kobayashi, R Santulli and EE Wallach

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) has been shown to inhibit ovulation in gonadotropin-primed hypophysectomized rats and steroid production in cultured rat granulosa cells. To determine if similar effects of GnRH can be observed in another species, the extracorporeal perfused rabbit ovary was utilized. Two groups of rabbit ovaries were exposed to GnRH in a pulsatile fashion at two dose levels (Group I, 2.56 X 10(-8) M; Group II, 2.56 X 10(-7) M). Contralateral ovaries were not perfused with GnRH. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) was added to the perfusate of all ovaries 30 min after the onset of perfusion. Ovulation occurred in all ovaries exposed to hCG in the presence or absence of GnRH. Ovulatory efficiency was similar in both the experimental and control groups. No statistical difference could be determined in the time of ovulation, stage of maturity of oocytes, or percent of degeneration of ovulated or follicular oocytes. Progesterone production was not inhibited in the GnRH-treated ovaries. In contrast to observations in the rat, GnRH does not exhibit a direct inhibitory effect on ovulation or steroid production in the rabbit.




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