title: Pituitary gonadal functioning in male alcoholics in an Indian psychiatric hospital.
abstract: Serum levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone and hepatic functions were measured in 38 male alcoholics and in 24 male control subjects. Significant elevation of serum LH and a trend of low serum testosterone were noted with scant evidence of advanced liver disease. None of the alcoholics had clinical stigmata of hypogonadism and feminization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000097:blood*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013737:Testis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone