Experiments were conducted to determine whether neutralizing endogenous inhibin affects follicular development and ovulation rate in guinea-pigs. Eighteen female guinea-pigs bearing 4 week progesterone implants were divided into three groups. At 1 week after removal of the progesterone implants, the animals were given a s.c. injection of 1 ml placebo (saline in oil emulsion; control), or 25 or 50 micrograms inhibin vaccine three times at 4 week intervals. Blood samples were collected once a week throughout the experiment for measuring inhibin antibody titres. After the third injection of inhibin vaccine, blood samples and ovaries were collected on the morning of day 8 after the day of oestrus. Inhibin vaccine increased the ovulation rate in a dose-dependent manner (placebo: 4.2 +/- 0.4; 25 micrograms inhibin vaccine: 6.2 +/- 0.9; 50 micrograms inhibin vaccine: 9.8 +/- 0.9) without any effects on the duration of the oestrous cycle. The results also showed that active immunization against inhibin increased the number of atretic follicles of 300-399 microns in diameter on day 8 after ovulation. The present study is the first to show that the active immunization against inhibin may be a useful method for inducing multiple ovulation in guinea-pigs.
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