ea0029p1079 | Neuroendocrinology | ICEECE2012
Schmid S.
, Hallschmid M.
, Jauch-Chara K.
, Lehnert H.
, Schultes B.
Background: Sleep loss in the early morning has been shown to reduce secretory activity of the pituitarygonadal axis in men, but the determinants of this effect are unknown.Objective: To assess the effects of sleep restriction on serum concentrations of LH, testosterone , and prolactin (PRL).Methods: Fifteen young, healthy men were examined in a condition of sleep time restriction to 02450700 h for two consecutive night...