Abstract
Sex differences in both pituitary luteinizing hormone (LH) content and the number of LH cells were correlatively studied in perinatal male and female rats. In the fetal pituitaries of late gestation, no sex difference was observed. On the day of birth, LH content and LH cell numbers were significantly greater in female than in male rats. Both of the two sex differences became more pronounced during the 1st and 4th postnatal days. Hormone synthesis and proliferation of pituitary LH cells are probably suppressed by testicular steroids in perinatal male rats.
Full Text 
Sign-in/Register to access full text options
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Published version (
Free)
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
