VGF peptide levels in cycling females.

<p>Levels of TLQP, C-/N- terminus and PGH peptides were measured in hypothalamus, median eminence (M.E), pituitary, ovary and plasma in each phase of the estrous cycle. During metestrus and/or diestrus, enhancement was revealed for TLQP and the C-/N-terminal peptides in M.E, pituitary and also in plasma. In the pro-estrous phase, exclusively TLQP peptides were found to be increased in ovary and decreased in plasma. PGH peptides did not show any change. Pmol/g: picomoles per grams; pmol/ml: picomoles per millilitres; *p<0.05, **p<0.005.