The evaluation of sea cucumber (<i>Acaudina leucoprocta</i>) peptide on sex hormone regulation in normal and premature ovarian failure female mice
Xianliang Luo, Wangxin Liu, Minjie Zhao, Jing Wang, Xinchang Gao, Fengqin Feng
Abstract
was also observed in the hypothalamus. Together, SCP is safe for normal female mice and seems to have positive effects on POF mice from sex hormone regulation. However, the risk of excessive supplementation of sex hormones induced by the SCP intake in POF mice needs to be further explored.
Topics & Concepts
Estrous cycleHormonePremature ovarian failureInternal medicineEndocrinologyOvaryTestosterone (patch)HypothalamusDownregulation and upregulationBiologySex hormone-binding globulinMedicineAndrogenGeneBiochemistryEchinoderm biology and ecologyProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesAquatic life and conservation