Regulation of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone secretion by testosterone in male sheep

The role of pituitary gonadotrophin-releasing hormone receptors in the physiological regulation of gonadotrophin secretion.

Regulation of pituitary gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors by pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone injections in male rats. Modulation by testosterone.

The pattern of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulus is critically important in the regulation of pituitary gonadotropin secretion and continuous infusions down-regulate secretion while intermittent pulses maintain luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) responsiveness. We examined the effects of pulsatile GnRH administration on pituitary GnRH receptors (GnR...

Regulation of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion by heme molecules: a regulatory role for carbon monoxide?

Recent studies suggest that carbon monoxide (CO), which is produced in significant quantities in many brain regions including the hypothalamus, may function as a neurotransmitter. The purpose of the present study therefore was to access whether CO is capable of regulating the secretion of the hypothalamic releasing factor, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). To this end, medial basal hypotha...

Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone.

Effects of changing gonadotrophin-releasing hormone pulse frequency on gonadotrophin secretion in men.

To investigate the effects of alterations in GnRH pulse frequency on gonadotrophin secretion, we administered low dose GnRH pulses (25 ng/kg) at hourly or 2-hourly frequencies to eight normal men. All subjects received GnRH pulses i.v. every 2 h for 88 h. Following this, exogenous GnRH was discontinued in four normal men (Group A, GnRH withdrawal), and the frequency of GnRH injections was incre...