Abnormal melatonin secretion in male patients with hypogonadism

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-98

  Luboshitzky, Rafael ^a   Wagner, Oded ^a   Lavi, Schahar ^a   Herer, Paula ^b   Lavie, Peretz ^b  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism; Isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism; Kleinfelter's syndrome; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DARKNESS; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; PUBERTY; SECRETION; SLEEP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PINEAL GLAND; PROLACTIN; PUBERTY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, GONADOTROPIN; SLEEP; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030155481     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02736789     Document Type: Article

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