Livestock Reproduction Hormones

What is the biochemical classification of Gonadotropin Releasing hormone?

Neuropeptide

What is the biochemical classification of Luteinizing hormone?

Glycoprotein

What is the biochemical classification of Follicle Stimulating hormone?

Glycoprotein

What is the biochemical classification of Prolactin?

Protein

What is the biochemical classification of Oxytocin

Neuropeptide

What is the biochemical classification of Estradiol?

Steroid

What is the biochemical classification of Progesterone?

Steroid

What is the biochemical classification of Testosterone?

Steroid

What is the biochemical classification of Inhibin?

Glycoprotein

What is the biochemical classification of Prostaglandin F2a?

Prostaglandin

What is the biochemical classification of Relaxin?

Protein Polypeptide

What is the biochemical classification of Human chorionic gonadotropin?

Glycoprotein

What is the biochemical classification of Equine chorionic gonadotropin?

Glycoprotein

What is the biochemical classification of Placental lactogen?

Protein

What is the source of Gonadotropin Releasing hormone?

hypothalamic surge and tonic centers

What is the source of Luteinizing hormone and Follicle Stimulating hormone?

anterior lobe- pituitary (gonadotroph cells)

What is the source of Oxytocin?

synthesized in the hypothalamus, stored in the posterior lobe- pituitary (synthesized by corpus luteum)

What is the source of Prolactin?

Anterior lobe- pituitary (lactotroph cells)

What is the source of Estradiol?

granulosal cells of follicle, placenta, seritoli cells of testis

What is the source of Progesterone?

corpus luteum and placenta

What is the source of Testosterone?

interstitial cells of leydig cells of theca interna in female

What is the source of Inhibin?

granulosal cells (female) and sertoli cells (male)

What is the source of Prostaglandin F2a?

uterine endometrium, vesicular glands

What is the source of Relaxin?

corpus luteum, placenta, prostate

What is the source of Human chorionic gonadotropin?

trophoblast of blastocyst

Equine chorionic gonadotropin?

chorionic girdle cells

What is the source of Placental Lactogen?

placenta

What is the male target tissue for Gonadotropin Releasing hormone?

anterior lobe-pituitary (gonadotroph cells)

What is the male target tissue for Luteinizing hormone?

testis (interstitial cells of Leydig)

What is the male target tissue for Follicle Stimulating hormone?

testis (sertoli cells)

What is the male target tissue for Prolactin?

testis and brain

What is the male target tissue for Oxytocin?

smooth muscle of epididymal tail, ductus deferens and ampulla

What is the male target tissue for Estradiol?

brain (inhibits long bone growth)

What is the male target tissue for Testosterone?

accessory sex glands, tunica dartos of scrotum, seminiferous epithelium, skeletal muscle

What is the male target tissue for Inhibin?

gonadotrophs of anterior lobe- pituitary

What is the male target tissue for Prostaglandin F2a?

epididymis

What is the male target tissue for Relaxin?

sperm and male tract

What is the female target tissue for Gonadotropin Releasing hormone?

anterior lobe- pituitary (gonadotroph cells)

What is the female target tissue for Luteinizing hormone?

ovary (cells of theca interna and luteal cells)

What is the female target tissue for Follicle Stimulating hormone?

ovary (granulosal cells)

What is the female target tissue for Prolactin?

mammary cells

What is the female target tissue for Oxytocin?

myometrium and endometrium of uterus, myoepithelial cells of mammary gland

What is the female target tissue for Estradiol?

hypothalamus, entire reproductive tract and mammary gland

What is the female target tissue for Progesterone?

uterine endometrium, mammary gland, myometrium, hypothalamus

What is the female target tissue for Testosterone?

brain, skeletal muscle, granulosal cells

What is the female target tissue for Inhibin?

gonadotrophs of anterior lobe- pituitary

What is the female target tissue for Prostaglandin F2a?

corpus luteum, uterine myometrium, ovulatory follicles

What is the female target tissue for Relaxin?

pelvic ligaments, cervix, mammary gland, nipples

What is the female target tissue for Human & Equine Chorionic gonadotropin?

ovary

What is the female target tissue for Placental Lactogen?

mammary gland of dam

What is the male and female primary action Gonadotropin Releasing hormone?

release of FSH and LH

What is the male primary action Luteinizing hormone?

stimulates testosterone production

What is the male primary action of Follicle Stimulating hormone?

Sertoli cell function

What is the male primary action of Prolactin?

can induce maternal behavior in females and males

What is the male primary action of Oxytocin?

PGF 2a synthesis and pre-ejaculatory movement of spermatozoa

What is the male primary action of Estradiol?

sexual behavior

What is the male primary action of Testosterone?

anabolic growth, promotes spermatogenesis, promotes secretion fo accessory sex glands

What is the male & female primary action of Inhibin?

inhibits FSH secretion

What is the male primary action of Prostaglandin F2a?

affects metabolic activity of spermatozoa, causes epididymal contractions

What is the male primary action of Human Chorionic gonadotropin?

sperm motility, tract growth

What is the female primary action of Luteinizing hormone?

stimulate ovulation, formation of corpus lutea and progesterone secretion

What is the female primary action of Follicle Stimulating hormone?

follicular development and estradiol synthesis

What is the female primary action of Prolactin?

lactation

What is the female primary action of Oxytocin?

uterine motility, promotes uterine PGF 2a synthesis, milk ejection

What is the female primary action of Estradiol?

sexual behavior, GnRH, elevated secretory activity of the entire tract, enhanced uterine motility

What is the female primary action of Progesterone?

Endometrial secretion, inhibits GnRH release, inhibits reproductive behavior, promotes maintenance of pregnancy

What is the female primary action of Testosterone?

substrate for estradiol synthesis, abnormal masculinization

What is the female primary action of Prostaglandin F2a?

Luteolysis, promotes uterine tone and contraction, ovulation

What is the female primary action of Relaxin?

softening of pelvic ligaments, cervix, connective tissue remodeling in tract

What is the female primary action of Human chorionic gonadotropin?

facilitate production of progesterone by ovary

What is the female primary action of Human Chorionic gonadotropin?

facilitate production of progesterone by ovary

What is the female primary action of Equine Chorionic gonadotropin?

causes formation of accessory corpora lutea

What is the female primary action of Placental
Lactogen

mammary stimulation of dam