Prolactin and prostate: a chronobiologic study.
A possible role of prolactin in prostatic disease has been claimed, but the results are so far misleading. Among the several factors that influence serum prolactin levels, temporal variations, notably circadian, are prominent. This paper shows an impairment in serum prolactin, chronobiologically investigated, in 12 patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy and in 7 patients with prostatic carcinoma. However, a single serum sample cannot be sufficient and may sometimes be misleading if not plotted with an adequate temporal reference standard (chronodesm).
D000368:Aged; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000097:blood*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*
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