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  • Title: Effects of simulated high altitude (3800 m) on reproductive function in the pregnant rat.
    Author: Nelson ML, Cons JM, Hodgdon GE.
    Journal: Environ Physiol Biochem; 1975; 5(2):65-72. PubMed ID: 1149717.
    Abstract:
    Ovarian appearance, uterine contents (including numbers of fetuses, size and weight), and levels of gonadotropic hormones were studied in pregnant rats exposed to simulated altitude (3800 m). Comparisons were made at 11, 20 and 21 days of gestation between sea level controls rats bred at sea level and placed at reduced barometric pressure on confirmation of pregnancy (SHA). Although fewer fetuses were present in SHA rats on day 11 of gestation, litter size at days 20 and 21 was similar to controls. Body weight and length of SHA fetuses were significantly reduced by day 21 of gestation while placental weights remained similar to controls. The follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) content in the pituitaries of SHA rats was significantly reduced at days 11 and 21 of pregnancy as compared with controls; luteinizing hormone (LH) content was lower at day 20 than at day 11 among SHA rats. Plasma gonadotropin levels were similar between SHA and control rats all all three stages of gestation. It is suggested that, despite lack of placental adaptation and altered endocrine functions, exposure of rats to hypoxic conditions only during gestation permits better maintenance of pregnancy than reported in rats with longer exposure to high altitude.
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