Seasonal changes in the sensitivity of ovine pineal beta-adrenoceptors to steroids.

Abstract:

:Immunoneutralization of endogenous gonadal steroids has recently been shown to modify pineal beta-adrenoceptor function in intact Merino ewes. In the current study, interactions between gonadal steroids and these receptors have been further investigated. beta-Adrenoceptor density and binding affinity both showed time-related changes in ewes; the significance of these changes requires further study. Two observations, firstly modification of beta-adrenoceptor function by androstenedione and 17 beta-estradiol in ovariectomized, but not in intact ewes, and secondly that steroid-mediated effects on receptor density and binding affinity in the pineal of ovariectomized Merino ewes could be demonstrated during anestrus, but not during the breeding season for intact ewes, indicate that gonadal steroids may regulate pineal beta-adrenoceptor variables in Merino ewes. It is suggested that gonadal steroids may regulate ovine pineal function in ewes, and that the seasonal differences in sensitivity of luteinizing hormone release to steroid feedback may be mediated in part via effects on the pineal gland.

journal_name

Neuroendocrinology

journal_title

Neuroendocrinology

authors

Foldes A,Maxwell CA,Scaramuzzi RJ,Donnelly JB,Hoskinson RM,Rintoul AJ

doi

10.1159/000124225

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1985-12-01 00:00:00

pages

494-8

issue

6

eissn

0028-3835

issn

1423-0194

journal_volume

41

pub_type

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