L-hydroxytryptophan amplifies pulsatile secretion of LH in the follicular phase of normal women

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 555-563

  Lado Abeal, J ^a,c   Rey, C ^b   Cabezas Agricola J M ^a   Rodriguez, A ^b   Camarero, E ^a   Cabezas Cerrato, J ^a  

^a Hospital General   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; BENSERAZIDE; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KALLMANN SYNDROME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RAPHE NUCLEUS; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE; SIDE EFFECT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030667003     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.3211126.x     Document Type: Article

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