Nocturnal secretory patterns of melatonin, luteinizing hormone, prolactin and cortisol in male patients with gonadotropin-releasing hormone deficiency

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-54

  Luboshitzky, Rafael ^a,b   Lavi, Schahar ^b   Thuma, Isam ^a   Herer, Paula ^b   Lavie, Peretz ^b  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cortisol; GnRH deficiency; Melatonin; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DELAYED PUBERTY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; SLEEP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PITUITARY GLAND; PROLACTIN; PUBERTY, DELAYED; SLEEP;

EID: 0030209180     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1996.tb00270.x     Document Type: Article

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