Abstract
In previous reports from our laboratory we showed that the hypothalamus and especially the anterior pituitary gland of the Siberian hamster contain very high concentrations of substance P- and neurokinin A-like immunoreactive substances, as compared with other common laboratory rodents. It was thought, therefore, that a study of the developmental changes of these two tachykinins in the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary of male Siberian hamsters would be of interest. In addition, as this species is very sensitive to changes in environmental light, these studies were carried out in animals kept under short or long daily photoperiods. The results of this investigation show that in male Siberian hamsters, photoperiod did not markedly influence the hypothalamic concentrations of substance P- and neurokinin A-like immunoreactive substances, which steadily increased from prepuberty up to 40-50 days of age. The influence of photoperiod, however, was much more marked on tachykinin levels in the anterior pituitary gland, because the developmental increase of tachykinins in this gland was significantly more evident in animals kept under short daily photoperiods than in animals under long daily exposure to light. These results are simila...Continue Reading
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