Testosterone treatment alters melatonin concentrations in male patients with gonadotropin-releasing hormone deficiency

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 770-774

  Luboshitzky, Rafael ^a,b   Lavi, Schahar ^b   Thuma, Isaam ^a   Lavie, Peretz ^b  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN; PUBERTY, DELAYED; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030056297     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.2.770     Document Type: Article

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