Effect of lithium maintenance treatment on hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis in bipolar men

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 181-186

  Kusalic, Maria ^a,c   Engelsmann, Frank ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis; lithium; luteinizing hormone; prolactin; testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LITHIUM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANTIMANIC AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LONG-TERM CARE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROLACTIN; REFERENCE VALUES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029992675     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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