ABSTRACT
Serum levels of LH and of FSH have been measured using specific radioimmunological procedures in normal controls and in male and female rats submitted to castration 1, 2, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 35 days before. Gonadectomy is followed by a rapid increase of serum levels of LH in males, and by a delayed response in females. The responses of serum FSH to castration are quantitatively and qualitatively similar in the two sexes. Both in males and in females an elevation of serum FSH levels is already present 1 day after the operation. Serum FSH continues to rise, between post-castration days 1 and 7 with a rather rapid slope, and at later intervals with a smoother progression.
Differential Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Nutritional Environment on β-Cell Mass Development and Turnover in Male and Female Rats