The hypothalamic-hypophysial-gonadal axis in the freely behaving male rat

It is a generally accepted finding that pulsatile luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion in the male rat is orchestrated by hypothalamic release of luteinizing hormone releasing-hormone (LHRH). A consequence of both its anatomical predicament and its rapid half-life, is that LHRH is largely undetectable in the systemic circulation and necessarily must be monitored within the vicinity of the hypothalamic-hypophysial axis. The essence of this thesis revolves around technical and methodological advances to the technique of push-pull perfusion, and their application to the hypothalamic-pituitary axis of a model that is uncomplicated by cyclic hormonal variations--the male laboratory rat.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physiology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Pickle, Robert Lynn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ramirez, Victor D.

• Biology, Animal Physiology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1991 Pickle, Robert Lynn

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9210954
(UMI)AAI9210954

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23460