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Biology of Reproduction, Vol 38, 1145-1153, Copyright © 1988 by Society for the Study of Reproduction

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A new male hypogonadism mutant rat (hgn/hgn): concentrations of testosterone (T), luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in the serum and the responsiveness of accessory sex organs to exogenous T, FSH, human chorionic gonadotropin, and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone

Y Hakamata, K Kikukawa, T Kamei, K Suzuki, K Taya and S Sasamoto
Department of Veterinary Physiology, Nippon Veterinary and Zootechnical College, Tokyo, Japan.

To determine the etiology of male hypogonadism in a newly found mutant rat (hgn/hgn, with a single autosomal recessive trait), concentrations of testosterone, luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were measured, and the responsiveness of the urogenital organs, hypothalamus, and pituitary gland to testosterone (1 mg/kg s.c. for 7 days), FSH (0.3 AU/kg s.c. for 7 days), human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) (40 IU/kg s.c. for 7 days), and luteinizing hormone- releasing hormone (LHRH) (0.5 or 5.0 micrograms/kg s.c. for 7 days) were tested. Treatment with testosterone only increased the weights of all of the accessory sex organs, whereas treatment with FSH, hCG, or LHRH did not. Levels of serum FSH and LH were extremely higher and testosterone was lower in hgn/hgn males than in normal males. Serum FSH and LH decreased to levels found in intact animals after treatment with testosterone, suggesting that hypothalamic responsiveness to exogenous testosterone is present in the hgn/hgn males. Thus, the status of the hgn/hgn males was indicated to be due to primary Leydig cell dysfunction.


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