Abstract
Whether luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone (T) are secreted in pulsatile patterns was determined in sexually mature male turkeys. Turkeys were chronically cannulated and serially bled for three 8-hr periods covering the 24-hr day (14L:10D, n = 7, series B), or for two 12-hr periods covering the 24-hr day (14L:10D, n = 4, series C). Pulses of both LH and T occurred during both the light and dark portions of the 24-hr day. A portion of the secretory episodes of T, where the baseline level of LH was relatively low, was associated with prior peaks of LH secretion. Secretory episodes of T also occurred, where baseline levels of LH and T were both relatively high, without detection of prior peaks of LH. No differences were found between the photophase and scotophase portions of the photoperiod for either LH or T concentration. It is concluded that T is secreted in a pulsatile pattern in sexually mature male turkeys. However, LH is secreted in a pulsatile pattern only when baseline levels of both LH and T are relatively low. Neither LH nor T secretion is entrained by the photoperiod. Corticosterone was measured in hourly samples, but no changes in concentration occurred in association with the photoperiod.
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