Effect of testosterone on the background impulse activity of the arcuate nucleus neurons of the hypothalamus

Le, T.L.; Chernositov, A.V.

Biulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny 94(8): 5-6

1982


ISSN/ISBN: 0365-9615
PMID: 7126856
Document Number: 196500
Experiments on pubertal male rats have shown a decrease in the mean frequency of neuronal impulse activity of arcuate hypothalamic nuclei 1 hour after intramuscular injection of oily solution of testosterone propionate. This is one of the possible mechanisms of decreased liberin-producing function of arcuate nuclei, that underlies the negative feed-back control of male sex glands.

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