Differential effects of short-term fasting on pulsatile thyrotropin, gonadotropin, and α-subunit secretion in healthy men - A clinical research center study

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 32-36

  Samuels, M H ^a,c   Kramer, P ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIET RESTRICTION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; FASTING; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 0030050553     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.1.32     Document Type: Article

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