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To investigate the physiological importance of inhibin in the regulation of FSH secretion in prepubertal bulls, animals (6-month-old) were passively immunized against inhibin. Five animals were given an i.v. bolus injection of 50 ml inhibin antiserum raised against bovine 32 kDa inhibin in a castrated male goat, and four bulls were given the same amount of castrated male goat serum (control serum) as controls. Treatment with the inhibin antiserum resulted in a marked increase (P < 0.01) in plasma concentrations of FSH within 12 h compared with control animals, and FSH levels in immunized animals remained high until 168 h after the injection. Concentrations of plasma LH and testosterone in the immunized animals were not different from those in the control animals. The present findings provide strong evidence that inhibin plays an important role in the inhibitory regulation of FSH secretion in prepubertal bulls.
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