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LONG-TERM EFFECT OF HCG ON PLASMA TESTOSTERONE IN BULLS

Summary.: The spontaneous diurnal variation of peripheral plasma testosterone concentrations in four bulls was established and then the long-term effect of a single intravenous or intramuscular injection of HCG on testosterone levels was studied. Intravenous and intramuscular HCG injections produced, within hr and 3 hr, respectively, a rapid rise of testosterone to levels equivalent to the highest values seen in the diurnal pattern. A second increase of up to x 2 to x 3 the highest values of the diurnal cycle was observed 2 days after the injection of HCG, and the testosterone level remained high for at least 3 to 4 days after plasma levels of HCG were no longer detectable. The pattern of diurnal variation after HCG revealed an attenuation of the extensive spontaneous variation and high levels with only slight fluctuations were maintained.