In prepubertal ewes, a single intravenous dose of 0.5 mg kisspeptin‑10 significantly increased LH secretion.
In plain wordsIn young ewes, one 0.5 mg dose of kisspeptin‑10 raised LH release compared with saline.
- Peptide
- Kisspeptin-10
- Outcome
- IncreaseLH secretion after single 0.5 mg dose
- Study
sheepn: not reported in source
Prepubertal ewes with indwelling jugular catheters- Comparator
- Saline (0 mg)
- Outcome group
- Sex hormones and fertility · Endocrine and hormones
- Studied dose
- 0.5 mg · intravenous · single administrationAs given in this study (sheep).
Source sentences
The results showed that single intravenous administration of 0.5, 1 and 2 mg of kisspeptin-10 all could significantly increased LH secretion in prepubertal ewes, and the effect of 1 and 2 mg of kisspeptin-10 on LH secretion was higher than that of 0.5 mg group.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In experiment 1, prepubertal ewes fitted with indwelling jugular catheters were randomly assigned to receive 0, 0.5, 1 or 2 mg of kisspeptin-10 dissolved in saline, and serial blood samples were collected at 15-min intervals for 180 min to analyze the response curves of LH after injection.