Prolactin Secretion in Healthy Adults Is Determined by Gender, Age and Body Mass Index

Ferdinand Roelfsema, Hanno Pijl, Daniel M Keenan and Johannes D Veldhuis

PLOS ONE, 2012, vol. 7, issue 2, 1-10

Abstract: Background: Prolactin (PRL) secretion is quantifiable as mean, peak and nadir PRL concentrations, degree of irregularity (ApEn, approximate entropy) and spikiness (brief staccato-like fluctuations). Hypothesis: Distinct PRL dynamics reflect relatively distinct (combinations of) subject variables, such as gender, age, and BMI. Location: Clinical Research Unit. Subjects: Seventy-four healthy adults aged 22–77 yr (41 women and 33 men), with BMI 18.3–39.4 kg/m2. Measures: Immunofluorometric PRL assay of 10-min samples collected for 24 hours. Results: Mean 24-h PRL concentration correlated jointly with gender (P

Date: 2012
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