Modification of circadian body temperature rhythm during the luteal menstrual phase: Role of melatonin

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-29

  Cagnacci, Angelo ^a,b   Soldani, Renza ^a   Laughlin, Gail A ^a   Yen, Samuel S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio   (Italy)

Author keywords

progesterone; sex steroids; women

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORE TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 0030027216     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.80.1.25     Document Type: Article

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