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Effect of Moderate Doses of Ethanol and Phenobarbital on Pituitary and Thyroid Hormones and Testosterone
Author(s) -
Linnoila M.,
Prinz P. N.,
Wonsowicz C. J.,
Leppaluoto J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1980.tb02446.x
Subject(s) - phenobarbital , endocrinology , medicine , testosterone (patch) , prolactin , ethanol , ingestion , hormone , chemistry , organic chemistry
Summary Effects of ingestion of .8 g/kg of body weight of ethanol or 100 mg of phenobarbital on seven consecutive nights on plasma LH, TSH, prolactin, T 3 , T 4 , and testosterone levels were studied in five healthy young men. Ethanol increased plasma TSH levels during sleep whereas phenobarbital decreased plasma TSH levels during sleep and awake periods. Neither ethanol nor phenobarbital had significant effects on plasma prolactin, total T3, T4, or testosterone levels.