Antigonadal Effect of Melatonin in Pinealectomized and Intact Male Hamsters

Fred W. Turek

doi:10.3181/00379727-155-39738

Antigonadal Effect of Melatonin in Pinealectomized and Intact Male Hamsters

Fred W. Turek^*

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Abstract

The administration of mela-tonin (12-150 μg/day) via subcutaneous Si-lastic capsules inhibited photic-induced testicular recrudescence to the same degree in both pinealectomized and intact hamsters. Melatonin (300 μg/day) also induced marked testicular regression in sexually mature intact and pinealectomized hamsters maintained on a photostimulatory LD 14:10 light cycle. The similar responses of pinealectomized and intact hamsters to melatonin treatment indicate that the effects of exogenous melatonin are not mediated via the pineal gland.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	31-34
Number of pages	4
Journal	Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
Volume	155
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-155-39738
State	Published - May 1977

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Turek, F. W. (1977). Antigonadal Effect of Melatonin in Pinealectomized and Intact Male Hamsters. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 155(1), 31-34. https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-155-39738

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