The effect of oral contraceptive use and pregnancy on the daily rhythm of cortisol and cortisone

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 211-221

  Meulenberg, P M M ^a   Hofman, J A ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Immuno Technology Service ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Cortisone; Diurnal rhythm; Oral contraceptive; Pregnancy; Saliva

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BIOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS--PHARMACODYNAMICS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGENS--PHARMACODYNAMICS; FAMILY PLANNING; HORMONES; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES, LOW-DOSE--PHARMACODYNAMICS; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES--PHARMACODYNAMICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY--PHARMACODYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CORTISONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDDLE AGE; PREGNANCY; SALIVA;

EID: 0025024791     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(90)90175-R     Document Type: Article

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