Effects of purine nucleotide on the expressions of FSH and LH and the ultrastructure of endocrine cells in the pituitary gland of heroin-addicted male rats
Objective: To investigate the effects of purine nucleotide on the expressions of follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH) and luteotrophic hormone(LH) and the ultrastructures of the distal somatotrophic and gonadotrophic cells in the pituitary gland of heroin-addicted and-withdrawal rats.Methods: Ninety-two male Wistar rats were randomly divided into a control group(ip saline for 14 d),a nucleotide group(ip AMP and GMP for 10 d),a heroin group(ip heroin for 10 d),a heroin + nucleotide group(ip AMP and GMP + heroin...