Table 1.
Biphasic LH response to a graded steroid infusion
Baseline | 24 h | 72 h | |
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E2 | |||
pg/ml | 27.3 ± 2.5 | 336.2 ± 47.7a | 428.8 ± 60.4a |
pmol/liter | 100.2 ± 9.2 | 1234.2 ± 175.1 | 1571.2 ± 221.7 |
P | |||
ng/dl | 0.39 ± 0.07b | 0.31 ± 0.03b | 0.98 ± 0.12 |
nmol/liter | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 3.1 ± 0.4 |
LH (IU/liter) | 101.8 ± 10.5c | 58.1 ± 7.1 | 121.4 ± 20.5c |
P < 0.0001 vs. baseline.
P < 0.001 vs. 72 h.
P < 0.0005 vs. 24 h.