LH, FSH and skin temperature during the menopausal hot flash

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1979, Pages 152-154

  Tataryn, Ivanna V ^a   Meldrum, David R ^a   Lu, K H ^a   Fruraar, Anthony M ^a   Judd, Howard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; RADIOISOTOPE;

AGE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HOT FLUSH; MENOPAUSE; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

CLIMACTERIC; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0018764737     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-49-1-152     Document Type: Article

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