Daidzein (DA) was microinjected into mediobasal hypothalamus (MBH) and nucleus ventromeplasma luteinizing hormone (LH) levels were compared between the prior and the posterior treatment. The result showed that LH levels after the cerebral administration (ad) tended to increase compared to the levels before ad. In MBH, LH levels in 4 cases (4/5), rose and were not changed in 1 case at 0.5 - 2 hours after ad compared to those before ad. There were no significant changes at 2.5 hours after ad. When it was injected in VM, LH levels in 3 cases (3/4) rose, and were not changed in 1 case after ad compared to those before ad. In the control, there were no changes in plasma LH levels between the pre-and post-treatment except 1 case in MBH. This study suggested that DA could up-regulate LH secretion through hypothalamus level in the castrated boars.
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