Alterations in the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axes in athletic women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 402-411

  Loucks, A B ^a   Mortola, J F ^a   Girton, L ^a   Yen, S S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENAL GLAND; AMENORRHEA; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; CORTICOTROPIN; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0024546530     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-68-2-402     Document Type: Article

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