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The aim of the present study was to correlate the number of prolactin and LH receptors in the ovary with the changes in sexual behaviour that occur within a few days following parturition in rabbits. Multiparous New Zealand white rabbits at days 0, 3 and 10 of lactation were tested for their receptivity upon presentation to a male. Rabbits were classed as either receptive or nonreceptive at each stage of lactation; half of the animals in each class were treated with bromocryptine to examine the effects of prolactin deprivation. Ovarian receptors for LH and prolactin, as well as the concentration of their corresponding mRNA, were measured at each stage of lactation in every group. Results indicate that receptive behaviour is correlated with significantly more follicles on the rabbit ovary (diameter &gt; 1 mm; P &lt; 0.05) and an increase in the concentration of LH receptor mRNA (P &lt; 0.001) and prolactin receptors (P &lt; 0.05). In addition, on day 4 of lactation, there were significantly fewer follicles in nonreceptive rabbits (P &lt; 0.05). LH receptor content remained constant on days 1 and 4 of lactation but increased on day 11 (P &lt; 0.05). Bromocryptine treatment had no effect on the number of follicles or on the amount of LH receptor mRNA in does, but it significantly increased LH receptors (P &lt; 0.01), and the concentration of prolactin receptor mRNA (P &lt; 0.001), particularly on day 11 of lactation (P &lt; 0.05), and prolactin receptor content (P &lt; 0.001). Receptive rabbit ovaries therefore display more follicles that can respond to an LH surge via newly transcribed LH receptors than do nonreceptive.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Effects of anoestrus and bromocryptine treatment on the expression of prolactin and LH receptors in the rabbit ovary during lactation