Effect of copulation on the hypothalamic content of gonadotrophic hormone-releasing hormone in the vole, Microtus agrestis.
There was a drop of 56% in the hypothalamic content of Gn-RH in female voles 5 min after mating compared with that in unmated but receptive animals. This suggests that the surge of LH in vole plasma associated with reflex ovulation is evoked by a massive release of Gn-RH.
D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000378:metabolism*; D003307:Copulation; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism*; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood
D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone