Characterization of the physiological pattern of episodic gonadotropin secretion throughout the human menstrual Cycle

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 1136-1144

  Filicori, Marco ^a,b,c   Santoro, Nanette ^a,b   Merriam, George R ^a,b   Crowley, William F ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PERIODICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0022494386     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-62-6-1136     Document Type: Article

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