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Blood samples, drawn every 15 days (September 1975–September 1976) from four laboratory-housed male mongrel dogs, were assayed by radioimmunoassay for levels of testosterone and LH in the plasma. The mean plasma concentrations of testosterone remained relatively constant for most of the year with the exception of a significant rise in late August and early September. Mean plasma levels of LH showed a cyclic pattern throughout the year which could be represented by a cosine function curve. However, this cyclic pattern of LH was not accompanied by cyclic changes in plasma levels of testosterone and there was no relationship between these two hormones during the period of 1 year. As the cyclic pattern of LH was altered, the plasma level of testosterone began to rise and reached its highest concentration. Since this alteration of the LH cycle occurred before the increased concentrations of testosterone, and since there was no relationship between these two hormones for the period of a year, we have concluded that there may be another hormone(s) involved which either alters the sensitivity of the canine testis to LH or alters the LH synthesis/release mechanism of the pituitary gland.
