The application of positron emission tomography to the study of the normal menstrual cycle

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2799-2805

  Reiman, E M ^a,b   Armstrong, S M ^e   Matt, K S ^e   Mattox, J H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Samaritan PET Center   (United States)

^c Samaritan Inst of Repro Medicine   (United States)

^d BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucose metabolism; Menstrual cycle; Oestrogen; Positron emission tomography; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CINGULATE GYRUS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INSULA; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TEMPORAL CORTEX; THALAMUS;

EID: 0030477591     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019214     Document Type: Article

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