Androgenic function in adult rats: influence of the pineal gland of the mother and of the offspring.

Abstract:

:Female rats exposed to long (LD 18:6) or short (LD 6:18) photoperiods from 21 days of age were mated when they reached 55 days of age. On day 2 of gestation animals of each group were either pinealectomized or sham-operated. Lighting regimens were not changed during the course of the study. Male offspring of the four groups of dams were sacrificed on day 70 after birth. Rats that were maintained on long photoperiod had higher testicular testosterone, androstenedione, and dihydrotestosterone content than those raised on a LD 6:18 cycle. Whatever the breeding photoperiod used, maternal pinealectomy induced no modification of reproductive function. Among rats kept in short photoperiod, neonatal pinealectomy (on day 5 after birth) resulted in an enhanced testicular androgen content without any modification of plasma androgen concentration. These results indicate that (1) the previously reported effect of the mother's pineal on pubertal rat testicular function is not present in adulthood and (2) the pineal of the offspring is required to maintain normal testicular androgen content in the adult rat but exerts no influence on circulating androgens.

journal_name

J Pineal Res

authors

Jarrige JF,Boucher D

doi

10.1111/j.1600-079x.1992.tb00056.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1992-09-01 00:00:00

pages

66-71

issue

2

eissn

0742-3098

issn

1600-079X

journal_volume

13

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