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Chem. Senses 25: 465-467, 2000
© Oxford University Press 2000

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Effects of 5{alpha}-Androst-16-en-3{alpha}-ol on the Pulsatile Secretion of Luteinizing Hormone in Human Females

Kazuyuki Shinohara, Masayo Morofushi, Tosihya Funabashi, Dai Mitsushima and Fukuko Kimura

Department of Physiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3–9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan

Correspondence to be sent to: Kazuyuki Shinohara, MD, PhD, Department of Physiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3–9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan. e-mail: Kazuyuki{at}med.yokohama-cu.ac.jp

Abstract

We examined the effects of 5{alpha}-androst-16-en-3{alpha}-ol (3{alpha}-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 3{alpha}-androstenol.


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