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We hypothesized that decreased inhibition of the gonadotropin\u2010releasing hormone (GnRH) system results in increased neurosecretory activity, which includes an increase in GnRH gene expression. This study examined GnRH mRNA in male hamsters before and after puberty, and sought to determine if any increase in mRNA was specific to particular subpopulations of GnRH neurones. Brains were collected from 21\u2010day\u2010old prepubertal males (n=5) and 56\u2010day\u2010old postpubertal males (n=5). Alternate 10\u2003\u03bcm coronal sections from fresh\u2010frozen brains were collected throughout the septo\u2010hypothalamic region, and 25% of those sections were processed for <jats:italic>in\u2010situ<\/jats:italic> hybridization histochemistry using an <jats:sup>35<\/jats:sup>S\u2010riboprobe complementary to hamster GnRH. 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