Responses of luteinizing hormone and prolactin plasma concentrations to oral administrations of clomiphene citrate in broody turkey hens.
Plasma levels in luteinizing hormone (LH) and prolactin were measured after oral administration of clomiphene-citrate (CC) at doses of 6 and 12 mg/kg BW/day for 5 consecutive days to broody turkey hens. No significant changes in prolactin levels were measured following treatment. The LH concentrations were significantly decreased (P less than .05) following administration of the 12-mg/kg dose. These results were interpreted as an indication of oestrogenic-like, rather than antioestrogenic-like, activity of CC when administrated to turkey hens at this particular physiological stage.
Guemene
D
D
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Station de Recherches Avicoles, Monnaie, France.
Etches
R J
RJ
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D002996:Clomiphene / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*; D014422:Turkeys / Q000097:blood*
D002996:Clomiphene; D011388:Prolactin; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone