重复制动应激对雌性大鼠下丘脑-垂体-卵巢轴的影响

目的: 探索重复制动应激对雌性大鼠下丘脑-垂体-卵巢轴的影响。方法: 40只SD雌鼠随机分为两组(n=20),对照组和实验组,一组正常饲养,一组采取递增负荷束缚应激,每天置于束缚器内制动应激一次(从上午9:00开始),第1日制动2 h,以后采用递增负荷,每日增加0.5 h,持续两周,通过检测体重、脏器系数、动情周期、性激素、病理和相关基因的表达探索其对下丘脑-垂体-卵巢轴的危害。结果: 重复制动应激使雌性大鼠体重下降、动情周期延长,卵巢和子宫的脏器系数和形态发生改变,利用qPCR技术对其相关基因检测,发现下丘脑促性腺激素释放激素、垂体促性腺激素释放激素受体、促卵泡生成素和促黄体生成素mRNA的表达显著下降,卵巢促卵泡生成素和黄体生成素受体 mRNA的表达显著上升,卵巢和子宫雌激素受体mRNA的表达显著下降。结论: 重复制动应激可能通过干扰下丘脑-垂体-卵巢轴的内分泌调节作用,使动情周期紊乱,从而损伤雌性动物的性腺和生殖内分泌功能。     

寒冷对雌性C57BL/6小鼠动情周期的影响*

目的:研究寒冷对雌性C57BL/6小鼠动情周期的影响。方法:12只雌性小鼠随机分为对照组、低温组,每组6只;低温组每天4℃暴露4 h,每天阴道涂片法观察小鼠动情状况,对照组饲养于常温动物房;每2 d称量体重,2周后心脏取血、子宫和卵巢,检测小鼠血清E2、FSH、LH、Prl、P水平,进行子宫、卵巢的组织病理学检查。结果:与对照组比较,低温组小鼠体重无显著性差异(P＞0.05),小鼠子宫脏器系数明显较低、动情间期明显延长(P＜0.01),血清FSH显著升高、Prl显著降低(P＜0.01),小鼠子宫腺管扩张,卵巢卵泡数量明显减少。结论:寒冷可使雌性C57BL/6小鼠动情周期延长,进而可能影响生殖功能。     

大蒜素对白色念珠菌感染小鼠神经内分泌免疫系统调节作用的研究(英文)

本研究旨在探讨大蒜素对白色念珠菌感染小鼠神经内分泌免疫系统(NEI)的调节作用。将小鼠随机分为三组:正常对照组、模型组、大蒜素组。除正常对照组外,模型组、大蒜素组分别建立小鼠白色念珠菌感染模型。大蒜素组小鼠给予大蒜素灌胃,其余组给予等量生理盐水。连续用药14 d后,各组小鼠取血测定促肾上腺激素(ACTH)、皮质酮(CORT)、β-内啡肽(β-EP)、5-羟色胺(5-HT)的水平,测定胸腺指数及脾脏淋巴细胞增殖活性。实验结果显示,模型组小鼠NEI功能发生紊乱,与正常对照组相比,ACTH、CORT、β-EP水平均明显升高,5-HT、胸腺指数及脾脏淋巴细胞增殖活性均明显下降,差异有显著性(P<0.05)。而大蒜素组小鼠ACTH、CORT、β-EP水平较之模型组明显下降,5-HT、胸腺指数及脾脏淋巴细胞增殖活性明显升高,差异有显著性(P<0.05)。综上所述,本研究提示大蒜素对白色念珠菌感染小鼠紊乱的NEI具有明显的调节作用。     

木豆素对慢性不可预见温和应激小鼠的抗抑郁作用

目的观察木豆素于抗抑郁方面的作用,并初步探讨其可能的作用机制。方法采用小鼠慢性不可预见温和应激模型(chronic unpredictable mild stress,CUMS),进行糖水偏好实验评价经木豆素处理的小鼠的快感缺失情况,采用酶联免疫吸附测定法测定小鼠血清皮质酮的含量,采用LC-MS/MS法检测小鼠皮层和海马中多种神经递质的含量。结果木豆素可以逆转CUMS引起的糖水偏爱指数降低和血清皮质酮水平升高。并且与正常组相比,模型组小鼠皮层和海马中相关神经递质的含量发生了显著的改变,而木豆素给药对于CUMS小鼠体内相关神经递质具有明显的调节作用。结论木豆素可能通过降低血清皮质酮水平和调节脑内神经递质来实现抗抑郁作用。     

姜黄素调节小鼠免疫功能的实验研究

目的探讨姜黄素对小鼠免疫功能的调节作用及其可能机制.方法通过噻唑蓝(MTT)比色法研究姜黄素对小鼠脾淋巴细胞增殖及小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞的吞噬功能的影响;用Western blot法检测脾淋巴细胞胞核NF-κB p65蛋白的表达.结果姜黄素能够增加小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞的吞噬功能;小剂量姜黄素能够增加小鼠脾淋巴细胞的增殖;大剂量姜黄素能够抑制小鼠脾淋巴细胞的增殖;姜黄素能够抑制脾淋巴细胞胞核NF-κB p65蛋白的表达.结论姜黄素具有调节机体免疫功能的作用,且与剂量相关;可能的机制与抑制NF-κB的活性有关.     

Nano-SiO_2对子代雌性小鼠动情周期的影响

目的:探讨纳米二氧化硅(Nano-Si O2)对子代雌性小鼠动情周期的影响。方法:选择8周龄的ICR孕鼠6只,随机平均分为两组,一组在E5.5~E11.5时隔天注射纳米二氧化硅,另外一组注射PBS,每组取子代雌性小鼠各3只,待其自然生长到7周龄时,每日采用巴氏染色法检查其动情周期。结果:与注射PBS的子代雌性小鼠相比,注射Nano-Si O2的子代雌性小鼠的动情周期的总时间无明显差异(P0.05),动情前期的时间明显缩短,动情后期的时间明显延长(P0.05),动情期虽然缩短,但差异不显著(P0.05)。结论:孕期暴露于Nano-Si O2未导致子代雌性小鼠动情周期的紊乱,但对其生殖功能可能有一定的影响。     

维吾尔药神香草调节哮喘大鼠下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺轴功能紊乱的实验研究

目的：观察维吾尔药（维药）神香草对哮喘大鼠模型神经内分泌免疫网络若干组分的影响。方法：取雄性健康Wistar大鼠50只,随机分为正常对照组,哮喘模型组,神香草低、中、高剂量治疗组。采用致敏和雾化的方法制备哮喘模型。采用酶联免疫吸附试验（ELISA）方法检测血清中白介素-4（IL^4）、白介素-6（IL-6）、干扰素-γ（IFN-γ）、皮质酮（CORT）水平;放免法检测血浆中促肾上腺皮质激素（ACTH）的含量;采用实时定量-聚合酶链反应（RT—PCR）法测定下丘脑促肾上腺皮质激素释放激素（CRH）mRNA表达水平。结果：哮喘反复发作时,大鼠下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺（HPA）轴紊乱,哮喘大鼠下丘脑CRHmRNA表达和血浆ACTH无明显变化,实验各组血清CORT水平升高（P〈0．05）,神香草高剂量组血清CORT含量高于低剂量组（P〈0．05）。细胞因子IFN-γ无明显变化,IL-6、IL-4有下降趋势（P〈0．05）。结论：哮喘反复发作的大鼠存在NEI网络的紊乱;神香草可以增强下丘脑．垂体．肾上腺皮质（HPA）轴的功能,改善细胞因子的平衡。这些可能是其治疗哮喘的机制之一。     

维吾尔药神香草调节哮喘大鼠下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺轴功能紊乱的实验研究

目的:观察维吾尔药(维药)神香草对哮喘大鼠模型神经内分泌免疫网络若干组分的影响。方法:取雄性健康Wistar大鼠50只,随机分为正常对照组,哮喘模型组,神香草低、中、高剂量治疗组。采用致敏和雾化的方法制备哮喘模型。采用酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)方法检测血清中白介素-4(IL-4)、白介素-6(IL-6)、干扰素-γ(IFN-γ)、皮质酮(CORT)水平;放免法检测血浆中促肾上腺皮质激素(ACTH)的含量;采用实时定量-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)法测定下丘脑促肾上腺皮质激素释放激素(CRH)mRNA表达水平。结果:哮喘反复发作时,大鼠下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺(HPA)轴紊乱,哮喘大鼠下丘脑CRH mRNA表达和血浆ACTH无明显变化,实验各组血清CORT水平升高(P<0.05),神香草高剂量组血清CORT含量高于低剂量组(P<0.05)。细胞因子IFN-γ无明显变化,IL-6、IL-4有下降趋势(P<0.05)。结论:哮喘反复发作的大鼠存在NEI网络的紊乱;神香草可以增强下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺皮质(HPA)轴的功能,改善细胞因子的平衡。这些可能是其治疗哮喘的机制之一。     

断乳后隔离对BALB/c小鼠的焦虑水平、社会行为及血清应激激素影响的性别差异（英文）

社会隔离(社会剥夺)对行为和神经内分泌的效应已在社会性水平较高的动物被广泛研究,但社会性水平较低的动物是否具有类似效应,且这种效应是否具有性别差异还不清楚。BALB/c品系小鼠具有较低的社会性,为了探讨上述问题,将断乳后的BALB/c小鼠单独或群居饲养6周至成体,用旷场实验和同性社会互作实验分别检测雄性和雌性的焦虑水平、运动性及社会行为,并用酶联免疫方法检测血清皮质酮(corticosterone,CORT)、去甲肾上腺素(norepinephrine,NE)和催产素(oxytocin,OT)的浓度。结果发现,与群居饲养相比,断乳后单独饲养增加了两性的社会探究行为,同时增加了雌性的焦虑水平及雄性的运动性和攻击行为,减少了雄性的身体接触。此外,单独饲养增加了雌性和雄性血清CORT水平及雌性NE和OT水平。这些结果表明断乳后隔离也能引起低社会性水平动物的行为和应激内分泌改变,且具有性别差异,这种差异可能与NE和OT两种激素释放的差异有关。     

大鼠慢性多重应激模型的建立

目的:建立大鼠慢性多重应激模型,为研究应激性疾病提供实验模型.方法:健康雄性SD大鼠随机分为模型组(n=10)和对照组(n=10).模型组采用脉冲随机变动的噪声、夜间光照、足底电击以及强迫游泳和束缚的复合刺激为应激源,对大鼠实施刺激,观察行为变化,检测心率、血压、体重增长速率、食物利用率,测定血清ACTH和皮质酮并进行分析.结果:慢性多重应激大鼠由实验之初的兴奋状态逐渐进入抑制状态,血压心率上升,体重增长缓慢,食物利用率降低,血清ACTH和皮质酮增高.结论:慢性多重应激大鼠一般行为、基本生理体征和下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺轴(HPA)功能发生改变,应激反应处于持续亢奋状态,该模型是较稳定较理想的应激模型.     

Effects of thymulin and GnRH on the release of gonadotropins by in vitro pituitary cells obtained from rats in each day of estrous cycle

The effects of thymulin and GnRH on FSH and LH release were studied in suspension cultures of anterior pituitary cells from female adult rats sacrificed on each day of the estrous cycle. The spontaneous release of gonadotropins by pituitaries, as well as their response to GnRH or thymulin addition, fluctuated during the estrous cycle. Adding thymulin to pituitary cells from rats in diestrus 1 increased the concentration of FSH; while in cells from rats in estrus, FSH level decreased. Thymulin had a stimulatory effect on the basal concentration of LH during most days of the estrous cycle. Adding GnRH increased FSH release in cells from rats in diestrus 1, diestrus 2, or proestrus, and resulted in higher LH levels in cells obtained from rats in all days of the estrous cycle. Compared to the GnRH treatment, the simultaneous addition of thymulin and GnRH to cells from rats in diestrus 1, diestrus 2, or proestrus resulted in lower FSH concentrations. Similar results were observed in the LH release by cells from rats in diestrus 1, while in cells from rats in proestrus or estrus, LH concentrations increased. A directly proportional relation between progesterone serum levels and the effects of thymulin on FSH release was observed. These data suggest that thymulin plays a dual role in the release of gonadotropins, and that its effects depend on the hormonal status of the donor's pituitary.     

Luteal function in the bitch: changes during diestrus in pituitary concentration of and the number of luteal receptors for luteinizing hormone and prolactin

The concentration of unoccupied luteal receptors for luteinizing hormone (LH) and prolactin, and the concentration of these two hormones in the pituitary was determined in 11 groups of bitches (n = 3 or 4/group) representing stages from proestrus through Day 80 of diestrus. Despite dramatic changes in serum concentrations of progesterone, the concentration of luteal receptors for LH and prolactin was quite constant throughout the entire luteal phase. In association with the ovulatory surge of LH, pituitary concentration of LH decreased abruptly from proestrus to Day 2 of diestrus, and was then gradually replenished during the remainder of diestrus. The concentration of prolactin in the pituitary did not vary significantly from proestrus through late diestrus.     

Detrimental effects of short-term ethanol exposure on reproductive function in the female rat

To more completely assess the means by which alcohol impairs the female reproductive cycle in rats, we have measured hypothalamic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH), pituitary LHRH receptor content, and the serum levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), prolactin (Prl), and progesterone (P). After two successive cycles, the animals began receiving either an alcohol or a isocaloric control liquid diet regimen beginning on the first day of diestrus, with continued monitoring of the estrous cycle throughout the experiment. An additional set of controls consisted of animals maintained on lab chow and water provided ad libitum. Our results indicate that those animals receiving the control diets showed uninterrupted estrous patterns, whereas those animals receiving the alcohol diet remained in diestrus. Additionally, the alcohol-treated animals showed an increase (p less than 0.05) in LHRH content, with a concomitant decrease (p less than 0.01) in serum LH, and an increase (p less than 0.01) in serum Prl. No significant differences were detected in serum FSH levels or pituitary LHRH receptor content. No differences were detected in serum P levels. These results indicate that short-term alcohol administration disrupts the female reproductive cycle, causing persistent diestrus, and support our hypothesis that the alcohol-induced depression in serum LH levels is due to a diminished release rate of hypothalamic LHRH.     

Effect of poly herbal formulation,EuMil, on neurochemical perturbations induced by chronic stress

EuMil, a polyherbal formulation consisting of standardised extracts of Withania somnifera (L) Dunal, Ocimum sanctum L, Asparagus racemosus Wilid and Emblica officinalis Gaertn., is used as an anti-stress agent to attenuate the various aspects of stress related disorders. In the present study, the neurochemical mechanisms underlying the anti-stress activity of EuMil were evaluated by measuring the rat brain monoamine neurotransmitter levels and tribulin activity. Chronic electroshock stress (14 days) significantly decreased the nor-adrenaline (NA) and dopamine (DA) levels in frontal Cortex, pons-medulla, hypothalamus, hippocampus and striatal, hypothalamal region, respectively, and increased the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT) level in frontal cortex, pons medulla, hypothalamus and hippocampus. Chronic stress, also increased the rat brain tribulin activity. EuMil (100 mg/kg, p.o., 14 days) treatment normalized the perturbed regional NA, DA, 5HT concentrations, induced by chronic stress. EuMil also significantly attenuated the stress-induced increase in the rat brain tribulin activity. The amelioration of chronic stress-induced neurochemical perturbations by EuMil explains the neurochemical mechanisms underlying the observed putative anti-stress activity of the product.     

Effect of stress on the course of oestrous cycle and the release of luteinizing hormone; the role of endorphin in these processes

It has been postulated that stress induces discorrelations of the hypothalamo-pituitary and pituitary gonadal axis. In our experiments on the effect of stress on the reproductive physiology in rats and sheep we applied mild electrical footshocking of short or prolonged duration. Foot-shocking applied with some breaks during 9 h within one a day (15th day of the oestrous cycle) induced in ewes acceleration of the release of LH. Prolonged footshocking applied with some breaks during 3 days in cycling sheep caused disturbances in the circadian rhythm of the cortisol secretion, disturbances in the release of LH and led to the blockade of ovulation. Disturbances in the course of oestrous cycle occurred not only during the current cycle but also during two subsequent cycles. Rats exposed to relatively long-term stressful situation (24 h) during dioestrous displayed marked changes in the length of this phase in three subsequent post-stress oestrous cycles. To follow the neurohormonal background of the stress-induced disturbances in LH release and in the course of oestrous cycle in sheep the concentrations of beta-endorphin (beta-END) in the infundibular and paraventricular nuclei as well as in the pituitary gland under physiological and stress conditions were determined, while in rats the metabolism of brain serotonin was investigated. Footshocking in rats induced significant decrease in 5-HT concentrations in the fronto-parietal brain cortex, hippocampus, striatum, medial basal hypothalamus and the preoptic-anterior hypothalamic area. These results allow to suggest that the decline in brain 5-HT under stress conditions has some associations with the impairments in the course of oestrous cycle. Measurements of the beta-END in perfusates of medial basal hypothalamus (nucl. infundibularis) in sheep evidenced significant increase of this opioid under stress conditions and it was postulated that this increase might be the main cause of the stress-induced impairments in the course of oestrous cycle and inhibition of LH-release. In addition, it was found that beta-END suppressed the secretion of cortisol and attenuated some noxious consequences of general nature for organism.     

Relationship between characteristics of immunoreactive LH/FSH cells and the levels of gonadotropin in the female rat

Morphological and functional changes of pituitary LH/FSH cells in the female rat were investigated using the parameters on the radioimmunoassay, immunohistochemistry and ultrastructure. Changes in immunostainability, populations of intensely immunostained LH and FSH cells and total volume of secretory granules were correlated with the changes in pituitary LH and FSH contents during the estrous cycle. The immunohistochemical feature of gonadotropin release is the transformation of intensely immunostained gonadotrophs into the weakly stained ones. Secretory granules of small diameter (less than 150 nm) were numerous just before LH and FSH surges then sharply declined along with LH and FSH surges. The number of secretory granules of large diameter (larger than 150 nm) also decreased when LH and FSH surges took place. Then the number increased progressively until 17.00 h on the day of diestrus, corresponding to the increase in pituitary LH and FSH contents. It is suggested that small secretory granules are a release pool while large ones are a reserve pool.     

Peptidase activity in the hypothalamus and pituitary of the rat: fluctuations and possible regulatory role of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone-degrading activity during the estrous cycle

Peptidase activity capable of inactivating luteinizing hormone (LHRH) may have a physiological role in partially determining hypothalamic LHRH levels as well as LHRH levels at the gonadotrope. In our previous work ( Lapp and O' Conner , 1984, companion paper), use of the synthetic substrate leucine-p-nitroanilide (Leu-p-NA) to assay LHRH-degradative activity was validated by several methods. The current studies were conducted in order to monitor peptidase activity in the hypothalamus and pituitary throughout the rat 4-day estrous cycle. Activity in both tissues was significantly decreased during proestrus and diestrus I. It seems possible that the proestrous reduction in peptidase activity represents a permissive period necessary for the induction of the LHRH and LH surges. The decreased degradative activity in the pituitary on diestrus I may be involved in inducing the pituitary LHRH receptors which are reportedly synthesized prior to proestrus. The peptidase exhibits positive cooperativity with Leu-p-NA, and the degree of this cooperativity also fluctuates during the estrous cycle. Estradiol and progesterone given alone or in combination to prepubertal castrate animals increased the activity of the hypothalamic peptidase in vitro. The degree of positive cooperativity with which the enzyme functioned was also apparently altered by these gonadal steroids.     

Expression of ghrelin in the porcine hypothalamo-pituitary-ovary axis during the estrous cycle

Ghrelin, a 28-amino acid acylated peptide produced mainly by the stomach, has various functions. Recent studies focus on its endocrine and/or paracrine effects in the regulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis, that is, the role in reproduction. Previous data have shown that variation of ghrelin depended on the phases of estrous cycle in adult rat ovary. This study was to investigate the expression of ghrelin in the cyclic porcine hypothalamo-pituitary-ovary axis and stomach by semiquantitative RT-PCR and immunohistochemical method. Twenty virginal gilts were classified into four groups as the proestrus, estrus, diestrus1 and diestrus2. Results showed that expression of ghrelin mRNA in the hypothalamus changed with the estrous cycle, i.e., with the highest level in the proestrus and the lowest in the estrus. In the pituitary, the pattern of ghrelin mRNA expression during estrous cycle markedly decreased in the estrus and diestrus1. In the ovary, ghrelin mRNA exhibited with the highest level in the diestrus2 and the lowest in the proestrus, which was different from those in the hypothalamus and pituitary. In the stomach, the expression of ghrelin mRNA had the same tendency as that of the porcine ovary. In immunohistochemical experiment, ghrelin immunoreactive cells were predominantly located in the luteal compartment and growing follicles in the luteal phase of ovary. However, only few ghrelin immunoreactive cells were found in the proestrus ovary. In gastric mucosa, ghrelin immunoreactive cells were detected in the estrus, diestrus1 and diestrus2, but few ghrelin positive cells were seen in the proestrus. Results suggest that ghrelin may play a major role in the endocrine network that integrates energy balance and reproduction.     

Pituitary gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor content in rats with polycystic ovaries

A single injection of estradiol valerate (EV) induces, after a lag period of 4-6 wk, a chronic anovulatory polycystic ovarian (PCO) condition in adult rats. This condition is associated with a selective compromise of luteinizing hormone (LH) release and/or synthesis reflected in low basal serum LH concentrations, decreased pituitary content of LH, and decreased gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-stimulated LH secretion. The present study was undertaken to determine to what extent the aberrant LH release in rats with PCO could be related to alterations in pituitary content of GnRH receptors. Pituitary GnRH-receptor content was assessed by the evaluation of saturation binding of a GnRH analog, [125I]-D-Ala6-des-Gly10-GnRH, to pituitary membrane preparations. The receptor content of pituitaries from rats with PCO was compared to that obtained from intact animals at estrus and diestrus. Receptor levels in ovariectomized normal rats and rats with PCO were also assessed. The pituitary GnRH receptor content in PCO rats was similar to that observed in normal controls at estrus and was significantly lower than that for rats at diestrus. Although a twofold increase in pituitary GnRH receptor content was observed at 28 days following the castration of control rats, GnRH receptor content in the pituitaries of PCO rats, at 28 days following ovariectomy, remained unchanged. Although, castration-induced elevations in mean serum LH and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) concentrations were observed in both the PCO and control animals, the rise in both gonadotropins was significantly attenuated in the PCO-castrates when compared to the ovariectomized controls. Since GnRH is a major factor in the regulation of pituitary GnRH receptor content, these findings suggest that hypothalamic GnRH release is impaired in rats with PCO and that this impairment is independent of any influences from the polycystic ovaries.     

The induction of divergent gonadotropin secretion in vitro by variations in luteinizing hormone releasing hormone pulse regimen

The effects of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) pulse amplitude, duration, and frequency on divergent gonadotropin secretion were examined using superfused anterior pituitary cells from selected stages of the rat estrous cycle. Cells were stimulated with one of five LHRH regimens. With low-amplitude LHRH pulses (regimen 1) in the presence of potentially estrogenic phenol red, LH response in pituitary cells from proestrus 1900, estrus 0800, and diestrus 1,0800 were all significantly larger (P less than 0.05) than the other stages tested. In the absence of phenol red, responsiveness at proestrus 1900 was significantly larger than proestrus 0800, proestrus 1500, and estrus 0800 (P less than 0.01, 0.05, and 0.05, respectively); other cycle stages tested were smaller. No significant differences were observed between cycle stages for follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion in the presence or absence of phenol red. Because pituitary cells at proestrus 1900 were the most responsive to low-amplitude 4 ng LHRH pulses, they were also used to study the effects of LHRH pulses of increased amplitude or duration and decreased frequency. Increasing the amplitude (regimen 2) or the duration (regimens 3 to 5) increased FSH secretion; this effect was greatest with regimens 3 and 5. When regimens 3 and 5 were studied in pituitary cells obtained at proestrus 1500, FSH was significantly increased by both regimes, but most by regimen 5; furthermore, LH release was significantly reduced. When regimens 3 and 5 were studied in pituitary cells obtained at estrus 0800, FSH release was elevated most significantly by regimen 5. Thus, variations in LHRH pulse regimen were found to be capable of inducing significant divergence in FSH release from superfused anterior pituitary cells derived from specific stages of the estrous cycle.