In rat hypothalamic and pituitary extracts, oxytocin weakly inhibited LH-RH degradation.
In plain wordsIn lab tests, oxytocin weakly inhibited LH-RH degradation.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- DecreaseLH-RH degradation
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
hypothalamic and pituitary extracts- Outcome group
- Receptor activity and mechanism · Pharmacology
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
The most effective inhibitors of LH-RH degradation were found to be angiotensin-related peptides, neurotensin, bradykinin, and bacitracin. A relatively weak effect was obtained with oxytocin, enkephalin and puromycin.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
The enzyme kinetic parameters of the degradation of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) and L-cystine-bis-(4-nitroanilide) (Cys-NA) by rat hypothalamic (HYP) and pituitary (PIT) extracts and the effect of various oligopeptides on the rate of LH-RH inactivation were investigated in vitro.