Effects of night shift on plasma concentrations of melatonin, LH, FSH and prolactin, and menstrual irregularity

Sangyo Igaku

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 545-550

  Miyauchi, Fumihisa ^a   Nanjo, Kazuya ^a   Otsuka, Kyoichi ^a  

^a N   (Japan)

Author keywords

circadian rhythm; light; menstrual cycle; night shift

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIGHT WORK; OVARY FUNCTION; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENGLISH ABSTRACT; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; OVARY; PROLACTIN; WORK;

EID: 0027064406     PISSN: 00471879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh1959.34.545     Document Type: Article

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