Abstract
During the i.v. infusion of a depilatory dose (100 micrograms/kg bodyweight) of mouse epidermal growth factor (EGF) into ovariectomized Merino ewes the frequency of pulsatile LH release was significantly reduced. However, the amplitude of pulses of LH secretion, either those naturally occurring or those induced by LHRH injection, was unchanged or only slightly reduced. Similar infusions of mouse EGF were made in progestagen-treated anoestrous Merino ewes in which LH secretion was maintained by injections of LHRH. These ewes did not experience oestrus or ovulate in response to PMSG injected 1 day after mouse EGF treatment (2 days before progestagen withdrawal); both responses occurred in controls. The EGF-treated ewes experienced oestrus and ovulated following progestagen-PMSG treatment 6 weeks later. These results suggest that mouse EGF inhibits the hypothalamic pulse generator responsible for LH release in the ewe but has little if any effect on pituitary sensitivity to LHRH; and mouse EGF apparently has a direct effect on the ovaries, temporarily impairing their ability to ovulate in response to exogenous gonadotrophin.
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