PMID: 9535060Apr 16, 1998Paper

Effect of photostimulation on concentrations of plasma prolactin in castrated bantams (Gallus domesticus)

Journal of Neuroendocrinology
K P Sreekumar, P J Sharp

Abstract

The annual breeding cycle of 'unimproved' breeds of domestic chicken, including the bantam, at temperate latitudes, is terminated by decreasing daylength in autumn and is initiated in late winter, while daylengths are still short. Observations on photoperiodic birds that terminate seasonal breeding by the development of long day photorefractoriness suggest that the photoinduced pattern of prolactin secretion is associated with the pattern of gonadal growth and regression. It was predicted that, if there is a causal relationship between photoinduced changes in prolactin secretion and gonadal function in birds then, in the bantam, the pattern of prolactin secretion observed after photostimulation would not be the same as in birds terminating breeding by the development of long day photorefractoriness. Experiments were carried out on surgically castrated bantams to avoid confounding the effects of photostimulation and the stimulatory actions of testicular hormones on prolactin secretion. Transfer of photosensitive castrated bantams from 8 to 14, 16, 18 or 20 h light/day initially stimulated prolactin release and, subsequently, after 20-30 days, concentrations of plasma prolactin progressively decreased. After 148 days of photostim...Continue Reading

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