Circannual Variations in Plasma Luteinizing Hormone Levels in Castrated Male European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

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Intact and castrated male European starlings were held for about 2 years in a constant 12-hr photoperiod and constant temperature conditions. At 1- to 2-month intervals, testicular width was measured by laparotomy, and blood samples were taken for analysis of plasma luteinizing hormone (LH). Most of the control birds went through at least one circannual cycle of testicular width and plasma LH concentration. In the castrates, a similar proportion of birds went through circannual LH cycles with periods indistinguishable from those of the controls. It is concluded that the testes and their hormones are not essential components of the mechanism that generates circannual gonadal cycles in male European starlings. © 1987, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.

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Dittami, J., & Gwinner, E. (1987). Circannual Variations in Plasma Luteinizing Hormone Levels in Castrated Male European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Journal of Biological Rhythms, 2(3), 221–226. https://doi.org/10.1177/074873048700200305

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