Daytime plasma melatonin levels in male hypogonadism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1877-1881

  Ozata, Metin ^a   Bulur, Mertol ^a   Bingol, Necati ^b   Beyhan, Zeynel ^a   Corakci, Ahmet ^a   Bolu, Erol ^a   Gundogan, M Ali ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Bayindir Medical Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE DECANOATE; TESTOSTERONE DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE ISOCAPROATE; TESTOSTERONE PHENYLPROPIONATE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MELATONIN; MENOTROPINS; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTIS;

EID: 0030010906     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.5.1877     Document Type: Article

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