Rats were injected with hCG on the fifth day of pseudo-pregnancy, ovaries were collected 0, 2, 4, 6 and 12 h later and polysomes were isolated. Total RNA from the control (CTL) or hCG-treated post-mitochondrial supernatant (S10) were reverse transcribed, and the resulting cDNAs were subjected to real-time PCR using predesigned primers and probes for rat LH receptor mRNA (A). Total RNA from the control (CTL) or hCG-treated polysomes were reverse transcribed, and the resulting cDNAs were subjected to real-time PCR using predesigned primers and probes for rat LH receptor mRNA (B), β–actin, GAPDH and RPS6 (C), as described in Materials and Methods. The graphs represent changes in mRNA levels normalized to 18S rRNA and shown as fold change vs. control. Error bars represent mean ±SE. *p<0.05, n=3.