The circadian rhythm of plasma melatonin during the normal menstrual cycle and in amenorrheic women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 891-895

  Brzezinski, Amnon ^a   Lynch, H J ^a   Seibel, M M ^a,b   Deng, M H ^a   Nader, T M ^a   Wurtman, R J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS; MELATONIN BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROLACTIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023916866     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-66-5-891     Document Type: Article

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