Sex steroid, gonadotropin, cortisol, and prolactin levels in healthy, massively obese women: Correlation with abdominal fat cell size and effect of weight reduction

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 1257-1261

  Grenman, S ^a   Ronnemaa T ^c   Irjala, K ^b   Kaihola, H L ^b   Gronroos M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Finland)

^b Central Laboratory ^*  (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN; RADIOISOTOPE; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ADULT; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROLACTIN;

EID: 0023003363     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-63-6-1257     Document Type: Article

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