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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Neuroendocrinol. 2013 Oct;25(10):863–875. doi: 10.1111/jne.12081

Table 4.

Percentage of Luteinising Hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) Positive Cells (Gonadotrophs) and Growth Hormone (GH)-Positive Cells (Somatotrophs) in Wild-Type and Mutant Mice as a Percentage of Total Anterior Pituitary Secretory Cell Number.

Control FSHβKO FSHRKO LuRKO hpg tfm Gonadectomised
% LH & FSH positive cells 12 ± 2 15 ± 2 16 ± 1 17 ± 1 19 ± 1 19 ± 2 20 ± 3
% GH positive cells 52 ± 2 54 ± 3 60 ± 3 53 ± 3 53 ± 3 53 ± 3 54 ± 4

Values expressed as the mean ± SEM (n = 4 animals). hpg, hypogonadal; tfm, testicular feminised; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; LuR, LH receptor; KO, knockout.