Objective This study aimed to investigate the possible role of Orphanin FQ(OFQ) in the regulation of hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone(GnRH) secretion. Methods The method of push-pull perfusion and radioimmunoassay(RIA) were adopted to examine the secretory profile of GnRH in the median eminence(ME) in freely moving ovariectomized(OVX) rats after intracerebroventricular(icv) injection of OFQ and/or [Nphe1]NC(1-13)NH2(NC13),a competitive antagonists of the opioid receptor-like 1 receptor(ORL1 recep...