Endocrine Abstracts

Secretion of LH and FSH from the anterior pituitary are regulated by hypothalamic GnRH and TGF beta-superfamily members, inhibin and activin. The aim of this study was to identify expression of key receptors in the pituitary gland and monitor their expression throughout the 24-25h ovulatory cycle.Hens maintained on long days (16L:8D) were killed by cervical dislocation 4h, 12h, 18h and 22h after predicted ovulation of a midsequence egg (n=8 per group). P...