Table 3.
Characteristics of LH episodic release during a 10-hour frequently sampled intravenous assessment, together with associated parameters in adult, ovary intact control and PCOS-like EPA female rhesus monkeys during the early follicular phase of a menstrual cycle or anovulatory period.
| Parametera (mean ± SEM) |
Control (n=3) |
PCOS-like EPA (n=4) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| LH episodic release | |||
| # of LH pulses/h | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 0.037 |
| Inter-pulse interval (min) | 110 ± 24 | 59 ± 8 | 0.061 |
| LH pulse amplitude (ng/mL) | 0.33 ± 0.10 | 0.36 ± 0.10 | 0.526 |
| LH pulse duration (min) | 18.9 ± 4.5 | 31.0 ± 3.6 | 0.089 |
| 10-hour LH mean (ng/mL) | 1.12 ± 0.20 | 0.92 ± 0.14 | 0.447 |
a
All parameters were log transformed except # of LH pulses.