Keywords
Biology
Central Nervous System
Central Nervous System Effects
Endocrine System
Examinations And Diagnoses
Gonadotropins
Gonadotropins
Pituitary
Hormones
Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses
Laboratory Procedures
Literature Review
Ovulation
Physiology
Reproduction
Spermatogenesis
MeSH Terms
Animals
Chorionic Gonadotropin/pharmacology
Circadian Rhythm
Corpus Luteum/physiology
Cyclic AMP/physiology
Dopamine/pharmacology
Epinephrine/pharmacology
Ergot Alkaloids/pharmacology
Feedback
Female
Follicle Stimulating Hormone/isolation & purification,physiology
Gonadotropins, Equine/pharmacology
Gonads/physiology
Hippocampus/physiology
Histamine Release
Hypothalamus/physiology
Luteinizing Hormone/metabolism,physiology
Male
Methyldopa/pharmacology
Neurotransmitter Agents/physiology
Ovulation
Pineal Gland/physiology
Pituitary Gland/physiology
Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones/metabolism
Progesterone/metabolism
Prolactin/physiology
Rats
Receptors, Drug
Chemicals
Chorionic Gonadotropin
Ergot Alkaloids
Gonadotropins, Equine
Neurotransmitter Agents
Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones
Receptors, Drug
Progesterone
Methyldopa
Prolactin
Luteinizing Hormone
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Cyclic AMP
Dopamine
Epinephrine
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Schwartz N B
McCormack C E
Other Abstracts
eng
This large literature review of gonadal function and reproduction in men and women attempts to synthesize the material presented rather than enumerate bibliography. Topics covered include: 1) signals important in gonadal function regulation (cyclic adenosine monophosphate, luteinizing hormone [LH], follicle stimulating hormone [FSH], and various steroids) and various feedback mechanisms these agents trigger
2) particular properties of gonadotropic hormones (biological and chemical separability of FSH and LH)
3) purification and characterization of gonadotropins (including assay procedures and tables of standard values)
4) the mechanism of ovulation
5) luteal tissue formation, maintenance, and termination of function
6) pituitary--gonadal relationships
and 8) the relationship of the central nervous system to control of pituitary FSH, LH, and prolactin secretion. Neurotransmitters, circadian rhythms, stress, and brain functions are discussed in terms of their roles in central nervous system mediation of gonadal function and reproduction.
