Nicotine Inhibits Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Human Males But Not in Human Females, and Tolerance to This Nicotine Effect Is Lost within One Week of Quitting Smoking | Zendy

Toshiya Funabashi | Zendy; Akane Sano | Zendy; Dai Mitsushima | Zendy; Fukuko Kimura | Zendy

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Nicotine Inhibits Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Human Males But Not in Human Females, and Tolerance to This Nicotine Effect Is Lost within One Week of Quitting Smoking

Author(s) -

Toshiya Funabashi,

Akane Sano,

Dai Mitsushima,

Fukuko Kimura

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-0041

Subject(s) - nicotine , pulsatile flow , context (archaeology) , luteinizing hormone , endocrinology , medicine , physiology , adverse effect , hormone , biology , paleontology

Despite having increased knowledge of the adverse reproductive effects of smoking, it is unclear whether nicotine affects the pulsatile LH secretion in humans. We addressed this issue in male and female smokers and nonsmokers.

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