Abstract
Thrice daily melatonin injections inhibit reproductive functions in pinealectomized male hamsters, as measured by sex organ weights and plasma testosterone levels. Total or anterior, but not posterior, hypothalamic deafferentation prevented the antigonadotrophic effect of melatonin. The findings suggest a site of action of melatonin within the central nervous system.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 315-318 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 29 1981 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
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Reiter, R. J., Dinh, D. T., de los Santos, R., & Guerra, J. C. (1981). Hypothalamic cuts suggest a brain site for the antigonadotrophic action of melatonin in the syrian hamster. Neuroscience Letters, 23(3), 315-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940(81)90017-3