Reduced luteinizing hormone secretion in women with Parkinson's disease.
Plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) levels were significantly lower in 10 postmenopausal women with Parkinson's disease (PD) compared to age-matched controls. The remaining hypophyseal hormones and gonadal steroids were similar in PD patients and in controls, suggesting a selective alteration of hypothalamic dopaminergic mechanisms which regulate LH secretion.
Bonuccelli
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U
Institute of Clinical Neurology, University of Pisa, Italy.
Piccini
P
P
Napolitano
A
A
Cagnacci
A
A
Paoletti
A M
AM
Melis
G B
GB
Muratorio
A
A
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010907:Pituitary Hormones / Q000097:blood
D010907:Pituitary Hormones; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone