Vol. 21 (4) 2000 Neuro endocrinology letters

Melatonin inhibits testosterone secretion by acting at hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis in the rat.

: OBJECTIVES: We have investigated the changes in serum luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and testosterone levels together with testicular histology in both pinealectomized (PNX) and intact rats. MATERIAL and METHODS: Twenty-one animals were PNX and allowed to recover for two months. Group I was assigned as PN.....