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LH receptor induction and ovulation rate in mice selected for litter size and body weight

Summary. Female mice from lines which had undergone long-term single trait and antagonistic index selection for litter size and body weight were analysed for ovulation rate and LH receptor induction. Compared to randomly selected controls, selection for large litter size increased ovulation rate (60%; P < 0·001) and decreased LH receptor induction per µg ovarian DNA (87%; P < 0·01). Selection for large body weight increased ovulation rate (18%; P < 0·001), but did not lead to a significant correlated response in LH receptor induction. Index selection for large litter size and small body weight increased ovulation rate (14%; P < 0·01) and decreased LH receptor induction (72%; P < 0·01), while index selection for small litter size and large body weight did not significantly alter either ovulation rate or LH receptor induction. LH receptor quantities in testes of males from the 5 lines did not exhibit the among-line profile which was observed in ovaries of females.

These results confirm the role of ovulation rate in mediation of the positive genetic correlation between litter size and body weight in mice. Increased ovulation rate in mice selected for large litter size may be due to mechanisms associated with LH receptors as well as factors related to growth. In contrast, increased ovulation rate in mice selected for large body weight may be due exclusively to factors related to growth.

Keywords: ovulation rate; LH receptors; ovary; selection; mice

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