THE PRODUCTION OF OVULATION AND FUNCTIONAL CORPORA LUTEA IN RABBITS BEFORE AND AFTER TRANSECTION OF THE HYPOPHYSIAL STALK¹

Failure of Nembutal to Block Ovulation in the Hen

“…Brooks, Beadenkopf, and Bojar (8) reported ovulation in the ,rabbit following injection of picrotoxin, a central nervous system stimulant. Specifically it has been reported that the hypothalamus is involved in the release of the luteinizing hormone (LH), thyrotropic hormone (TSH) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (-4CTH) from anterior pituitary gland#( 3-5).…”