Table 2 Gonadotropin mRNA levels in the pituitary

βFSH

M

100 ± 35.2

47.5 ± 11.7

67.7 ± 9.1

210.9 ± 74.0

F

13.4 ± 4.9^a

11.4 ± 5.0^a

13.0 ± 6.7^a

4.7 ± 0.8^a

βLH

M

100 ± 34.2

82.2 ± 20.0

76.3 ± 8.0

170.8 ± 70.2

F

86.7 ± 41.2

138.2 ± 50.4

69.4 ± 13.8

80.7 ± 9.2