Sexual stimulation does not affect plasma LH nor testosterone levels in New-Zealand male rabbits.
Young sexually naive (3-4 months) and sexually experienced (2-3 years) male rabbits were subjected to various sexual stimulation procedures. Blood samples were taken just before and 30 min after mounting (unreceptive females) or coitus (receptive females). Testosterone and luteinizing hormone were assayed using specific radioimmunoassays. Sexual stimulation did not affect postcoital testosterone and LH levels in naive and experienced males while in females LH levels were significantly increased. We may conclude that the postcoital neuroendocrine reflex which causes a massive release of pituitary LH in female rabbit does not exist in males.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009489:Neurosecretion; D011817:Rabbits / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*
D013739:Testosterone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone