title: SIALIC ACID CONCENTRATIONS IN THE PITUITARY GLANDS OF NORMAL AND OVARIECTOMIZED RATS.
abstract: The concentration of sialic acid in the anterior pituitary gland of young female rats is approximately 250 micromoles per 100 grams. After ovariectomy there is a marked and persistent rise in pituitary sialic acid; this increase is probably related to the known increase in the production of gonadotrophic hormones.
mesh_terms: D002369:Castration; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid; D009438:Neuraminic Acids; D010053:Ovary; D010902:Pituitary Gland; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior; D051381:Rats; D012106:Research
chemical_list: D009438:Neuraminic Acids; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid
keywords: CASTRATION; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; FSH; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LH; NEURAMINIC ACIDS; OVARY; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS