Effect of androgens on prolactin (PRL) release in humans.
In order to evaluate whether androgens were able to affect PRL release, testosterone and dihydrotestosterone were injected intramuscularly in male and female subjects. PRL blood levels were not modified by testosterone either in healthy males or in amenorrhoeic women, and PRL release in males proved unaffected by dihydrotestosterone at the dose used.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000503:physiopathology; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*
D013196:Dihydrotestosterone; D013739:Testosterone; D011388:Prolactin