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Biology of Reproduction, Vol 31, 541-547, Copyright © 1984 by Society for the Study of Reproduction

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Characterization of luteinizing hormone-human chorionic gonadotropin receptor and its relationships to testicular development and steroidogenesis during sexual maturation in boars

JG Berardinelli, RD Allrich, JJ Ford, RK Christenson and LL Anderson

Luteinizing hormone-human chorionic gonadotropin (LH-hCG) binding capacity for testes of boars and receptor sites per Leydig cell were estimated during pubertal development from 70 to 250 days of age, and changes in these two traits were correlated with morphological and endocrine parameters. Binding capacity increased linearly from 70 to 160 days of age, remained constant through 250 days of age, and was correlated (P less than 0.05) with paired testes weight, Leydig cell number and weight per paired testes, and serum estradiol-17 beta (E2) concentrations. LH-hCG receptor sites per Leydig cell were constant at all ages except for an increase observed at 160 days of age and were correlated (P less than 0.05) to in vitro maximum testosterone (T) production and sensitivity of E2 production per Leydig cell in response to hCG stimulation. Number of LH-hCG receptor sites was correlated (P less than 0.05) with Leydig cell surface area, and sites per unit surface area increased with age. Equilibrium association constants did not differ with age, and they averaged 8.6 +/- 1.0 X 10(9) M-1. Results from the present study indicate that LH-hCG receptor capacity per paired porcine testes increases throughout pubertal development primarily as Leydig cell numbers increase.




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