(1) Intact rams exhibited GH secretory episodes of greater (P less than 0.01) amplitude than did castrated lambs.
(2) Positive feedback effects on serum gonadotrophins in castrates were observed following injection of certain doses of some steroids.
(3) In contrast, castration during pseudopregnancy did not abolish the secondary peaks.
(4) No specific labeling could be detected in the adrenocorticotrophs of adrenalectomized rats or gonadotrophs (castration cells) of castrated rats.
(5) In a final experiment, prostatic atrophy in castrate rats was not enhanced by either adrenalectomy or flutamide treatment.
(6) Castrated rams did not show this increase, with or without supplementary testosterone.
(7) Naloxone also prevented testosterone's negative feedback inhibition of serum LH in the castrated male rat.
(8) Moreover, the levels of these parameters were comparable in tumours whether implanted in non-castrated or gonadectomized animals.
(9) Castration of male rats results in a decrease in submandibular gland RSKG-7 mRNA, which can be restored to the normal level by treatment with thyroxine or testosterone.
(10) In vivo administration of anti-EGF antibody or anti-TGF-alpha antibody significantly reduced estrogen-induced labelling index in castrated mouse uterus.
(11) In castrates, the prostatic stroma became thickened, with a large increase in fibrous material between and surrounding each acinus, although smooth muscle cells retained their normal cytology.
(12) Median survival was significantly prolonged in primed animals 191 vs 40 days for untreated animals and 150 days for the nonprimed castration + chemotherapy animals (P less than 0.02).
(13) Adreno-cortical compensation of the concentration of the hormone did not occur in the post-castration period.
(14) Rat dorsal prostate epithelium was studied in intact adult animals, in animals castrated for three days and in rats after inhibition of prolactin secretion.
(15) The ability of melatonin to influence LH pulse frequency in entire and castrated rams indicated that an effect of melatonin on the hypothalamic pulse generator is independent of testicular steroids.
(16) The treatment with supraphysiological doses of the gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue Buserelin results in the suppression of serum testosterone to castration range with a probability of 95% after 28 days.
(17) To determine the effect of photoperiod on substance P, peptide containing neurons were counted in (1) enucleates (n = 6), (2) enucleated castrates treated with testosterone (n = 6), (3) castrates treated with testosterone (n = 4), and (4) intact controls (n = 6).
(18) In addition, there was a marginally significant (P less than 0.1) relationship between prolactin secretion in the castrate ram and the stage of testicular activity in the entire rams with elevated levels associated with regressed activity.
(19) In terms of total cellular receptor content, initial levels were higher in castrate animals, but rapidly fell to intact levels within an hour following estradiol injection.
(20) The effect of naloxone administration on the LH-RH secretion in hypophyseal portal blood and LH secretion in peripheral blood was studied in four short term castrated rams (between 2 to 4 days after castration).
Geld
Definition:
(n.) Money; tribute; compensation; ransom.
(v. t.) To castrate; to emasculate.
(v. t.) To deprive of anything essential.
(v. t.) To deprive of anything exceptionable; as, to geld a book, or a story; to expurgate.
Example Sentences:
(1) A 5-year-old Thoroughbred gelding was examined because of a small axillary wound sustained 5 days earlier and had resulted in extensive subcutaneous emphysema.
(2) Experiment 1 was designed to determine the diurnal variation of glucose and two glucoregulatory hormones, insulin and cortisol, in four fasting geldings.
(3) Geldings from Cd-exposed living areas accumulated insignificantly more Cd in liver, kidneys and hair than mares.
(4) There were more male horses (stallions and geldings) than mares.
(5) This occurrence of problem behavior was not significantly different from the occurrence of these behavioral patterns in 46 geldings that had been castrated as stallions (over 3 years of age).
(6) The possibility of seasonal variation in the feedback effect of testosterone or oestradiol was investigated by giving replacement treatment to geldings for 2-3 weeks during breeding and non-breeding seasons.
(7) In the present paper, it is shown that: (1) this tumor contains glucocorticoid receptors, (2) its growth is also inhibited by treatment with dexamethasone (Dex), and (3) the growth rate of a cell line and several clones established from the tumor is negatively controlled by Dex 10(-7) M in culture medium containing 10% gelding serum.
(8) 1, semen was collected from 8 geldings every other day after castration until the number of spermatozoa per ejaculate was below 1% of the precastration value.
(9) Two-dimensional real-time echocardiographic examination of a 3-year-old Thoroughbred gelding with pleuropneumonia revealed an intact aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva, which was confirmed at postmortem examination.
(10) Uroperitoneum as a sequela to urethral calculus in an adult gelding was successfully managed by use of subischial urethrotomy and abdominal drainage.
(11) A case of colic in a Haflinger gelding is reported.
(12) Necropsy of a chronically lame 16-year-old thoroughbred gelding revealed granulomatous osteomyelitis and polyarthritis due to a widely disseminated infection by Micronema deletrix.
(13) Ciliates resembling Polymorphella ampulla (Dogiel, 1929) were found in large numbers in the crypts and lamina propria of the caecum and colon of a one-year-old Thoroughbred gelding that had shown recurring bouts of chronic diarrhoea and weight loss over a 5-month period.
(14) A fractured right supraglenoid tubercle in a 15-month-old Thoroughbred gelding was repaired by partial biceps brachii tenotomy, interfragmentary compression, and tension band wiring.
(15) Geldings were at a higher risk of developing sarcoids in comparison with stallions.
(16) The Ballarat-trained gelding started as a rank outsider yet made light of the 100-1 odds with a late move down the home straight, holding off the fast-finishing Max Dynamite, ridden by Frankie Dettori, by three-quarters of a length to secure victory.
(17) A well-circumscribed proliferative mass was protruding from the body of the mandible of a 4-year-old Appaloosa gelding.
(18) No significant sex difference was found between colts, geldings and fillies.
(19) A 16-year-old gelding was examined because of weight loss, inappetence, and intermittent fever of 2 months' duration.
(20) A 5-year-old Appaloosa gelding was presented with a history of intermittent multiple joint swelling, weight loss, and anemia.