Effects of age on the irregularity of LH and FSH serum concentrations in women and men

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 273, Issue 5 36-5, 1997, Pages

  Pincus, Steven M ^a   Veldhuis, Johannes D ^a   Mulligan, Thomas ^a   Iranmanesh, Ali ^a   Evans, William S ^a  

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Author keywords

Aging; Approximate entropy; Follicle stimulating hormone; Gonadotropin; Luteinizing hormone; Menopause; Pulsatility

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ENTROPY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030657462     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1997.273.5.e989     Document Type: Article

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