Nutritional and endocrine-metabolic aberrations in amenorrheic athletes

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 4301-4309

  Laughlin, G A ^a   Yen, S S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GONADORELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOINSULINEMIA; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; METABOLIC DISORDER; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 1; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0029823149     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.12.4301     Document Type: Article

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