Ovarian HCG-binding in hemicastrated immature female rats.
Hemigonadectomy in 9-day-old female rats results in a drastic increase in the weight and the number of HCG-binding sites of the remaining ovary during further development. However, on a per mg basis of ovarian weight, the number of HCG-receptors is identical in hemicastrated and control rats.
D000818:Animals; D002369:Castration; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000209:etiology; D009929:Organ Size; D010053:Ovary / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D012741:Sexual Maturation
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin