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Introduction Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), both produced in the gonadotropic cells of the anterior pituitary gland, have recently been described as an excellent marker of sex when combined in the LH/FSH ratio
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Introduction It is well recognised that ovarian hormones exert a strong inhibitory effect on the pituitary secretion of FSH and LH, as reflected by a 6- to 12-fold increase in the human pituitary secretion of FSH and LH after ovariectomy ( 1
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to 25% at age>70 years) ( 10 ). In this context, we studied concentrations of testosterone, estrone sulfate, luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and their impact on mortality and
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androgen concentrations may directly suppress luteinizing hormone (LH) and indirectly suppress follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) by their aromatization to estradiol. The evaluation of Leydig and Sertoli cells has traditionally included measurements of
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gonadotropins, in particular luteinizing hormone (LH), after stimulation with GnRH or GnRH analog (GnRHa) is the standard method to confirm HPG activity ( 2 , 3 , 7 ). Currently, the value of 5 IU/L is accepted as the cut-off point when LH is determined by
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Introduction The gonadotropins, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) are released from the gonadotropic cells in the anterior pituitary gland. In men, the main target cells for LH are Leydig cells with subsequent
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brain culminate in a signal to the pituitary gland to release the gonadotropins (GTHs). The pituitary GTHs include follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), and together are responsible for gametogenesis, steroidogenesis, protein
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Introduction Luteinizing hormone/chorionic gonadotropin receptor ( LHCGR ) is a G-protein coupled receptor that contains 674 amino acids and is a common receptor for both luteinizing hormone (LH) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) ( 1
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substitution. Pubertal timing was assessed by an increase in serum total testosterone and luteinizing hormone (LH). Further, bone age (BA), assessed by the method of Greulich and Pyle ( 10 ), was evaluated in relation to chronological age (CA
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), malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), oxidative stress index (OSI), TT, estradiol (E 2 ), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), free androgen index (FAI), HDL-cholesterol (HDL