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  • Title: Effects of luteinizing hormone treatment on oogenesis in ovarian germ cells of the chick (Gallus domesticus).
    Author: González-Morán MG.
    Journal: Domest Anim Endocrinol; 2007 Aug; 33(2):154-66. PubMed ID: 16769195.
    Abstract:
    The effect of the luteinizing hormone (LH) on the oogenesis of ovaries from newly-hatched chicks treated in vivo on days 13, 15, and 17 of embryonic development was analyzed. Changes in oogonial proliferation, meiotic prophase, degeneration of germ cells, and primordial follicular organization were determined. Results indicate that the total number of germ cells was not affected by the LH treatment, but significant differences existed in the number of oogonia and oocytes between the ovaries of control and LH-treated chicks. LH treatment increased the percentage of oocytes and diminished the percentage of oogonia. The mitotic activity of oogonia and degeneration of germ cells decreased, but the number of follicles during development increased in LH-treated ovaries. These findings suggest that LH treatment might trigger a cascade of endocrine events, resulting in inhibition of oogonial proliferation and induction of the meiotic prophase and follicle formation.
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