Effects of 5alpha-androst-16-en-3alpha-ol on the pulsatile secretion of luteinizing hormone in human females.
We examined the effects of 5alpha-androst-16-en-3alpha-ol (3alpha-androstenol) on pulsatile luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion in human females. The frequency of the LH pulse in the follicular phase was decreased by exposing the women to 3alpha-androstenol.
Shinohara
K
K
Department of Physiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan. Kazuyuki@med.yokohama-cu.ac.jp
Morofushi
M
M
Funabashi
T
T
Mitsushima
D
D
Kimura
F
F
D000328:Adult; D000737:Androstenols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001365:Axilla; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D008597:Menstrual Cycle
D000737:Androstenols; C003530:androst-16-en-3-ol; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone