Reduced plasma LH concentration in postmenopausal depressed women.
Mean plasma LH concentration in postmenopausal women suffering unipolar depressive illness was 33% less than that of normal postmenopausal women (P less than 0.05). Since LH secretion after menopause is probably noradrenergically regulated, the finding provides support for the hypothesis of a functional noradrenaline deficit in depression.
D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism
D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D009638:Norepinephrine