Effect of infusion of gonadotropin releasing hormone upon plasma concentrations of sex hormones in prepubertal and pubertal males. |
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Authors: | E O Reiter V G Fuldauer A W Root |
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Institution: | Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa and the Ed Wright Pediatrie Endocrinology Research Laboratory, All Children''s Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA |
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Abstract: | Plasma testosterone (T), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP), androstenedione (A), estradiol (E2), and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHAS) were measured by radioimmunoassay after celite chromatography prior to and after a 3-hour infusion of the synthetic gonadotropin releasing factor, GnRH, in normal prepubertal and pubertal boys. Plasma T levels rose (p less than 0.001) in the pubertal but not prepubertal boys. 17OHP concentrations increased in those boys who had an increment of T. A, DHT, E2 or DHAS levels did not increase after GnRH. Basal levels of T, DHT, A and DHAS correlated with the peak and mean serum LH levels attained during the GnRH infusion. These data confirm the greater Leydig cell responsivity to transient rises of endogenous gonadotropin in pubertal males and also suggest that there may be a relationship between adrenal androgen production and maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal system. |
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