Korean Journal of Veterinary Research (대한수의학회지)

The Korean Society of Veterinary Science (대한수의학회)
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Changes of spontaneous pancreatic exocrine secretion during the estrous cycle in rats

흰쥐에서 발정주기에 따른 자발적인 췌장외분비의 변화

  • Park, Hyung-seo (Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Lee, Tae-im (Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Kim, Se-hoon (Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Park, Hyoung-jin (Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University) ;
  • yang, Il-suk (Department of Physiology College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
  • 박형서 (건양대학교 의과대학 생리학교실) ;
  • 이태임 (건양대학교 의과대학 생리학교실) ;
  • 김세훈 (건양대학교 의과대학 생리학교실) ;
  • 박형진 (한림대학교 의과대학 생리학교실) ;
  • 양일석 (서울대학교 수의과대학 생리학교실)
  • Accepted : 2000.11.08
  • Published : 2000.12.20
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Abstract

Since the role of female sexual hormones on pancreatic exocrine secretion was not fully understood, this study was investigated to clarify the difference of spontaneous pancreatic exocrine responses during the estrous cycle and the roles of ovarian hormones on pancreatic exocrine secretion in the anesthetized female rats. Pancreatic juice was collected from the sequential 15-min samples, and then fluid and protein secretion were measured from the collected samples. The stages of estrous cycle were defined by staining the vaginal smear. The spontaneous pancreatic fluid and protein secretion were significantly increased during the diestrus stage compare to the corresponding value during the estrus stage. In the ovariectomized rat, spontaneous pancreatic exocrine secretion was significantly decreased compare to the value of female rat during the diestrus stage and was restored by subcutaneous injection of progesterone (50 mg/kg). This results suggest that the spontaneous pancreatic exocrine secretion of female rat is fluctuated according to the estrous cycle and progesterone released from ovary could stimulate the spontaneous pancreatic exocrine secretion of female rat.

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